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Tbeatb'g  fiDot>ern  Xanguage  Sertee 

A  BOOK  OF 
GERMAN  LYRICS 


SELECTED  AND  EDITED  WITH  NOTES  AND 
VOCABULARY 


BY 

FRIEDRICH   BRUNS 

Assistant  Professor  of  German,  University  of  Wisconsim 


D.    C.   HEATH   &   CO.,    PUBLISHERS 

BOSTON  NEW   YORK  CHICAGO 


Copyright,  1921, 
By  D.  C,   Heath  &  Co. 

4j7 


PRINTED  IN  n.  S.  A. 


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PREFACE 

In  compiling  this  Anthology  my  aim  has  been  not  so 
much  to  acquaint  the  student  with  individual  great  poems 
as  with  the  poets  themselves.  With  this  end  in  view  I 
have  made  the  selections  as  full  and  as  varied  as  possible 
and  included  in  the  Notes  short  introductory  sketches  of 
the  poets.  Since  the  book  is  intended  for  the  work  of 
fourth  and  fifth  semester  German  in  College  (or  third 
and  fourth  year  High  School),  pedagogic  considerations 
imposed  certain  limitations  not  only  as  to  individual 
poems  but  also  as  to  poets.  Thus  I  felt  that  I  must  ex- 
clude Novalis,  Holderlin,  Brentano,  Annette  von  Droste, 
Nietzsche  and  Dehmel.  My  standard  of  difficulty  —  aside 
from  matters  purely  linguistic  —  was:  Could  a  similar 
poem  in  EngHsh  be  read  and  appreciated  by  the  same 
class  of  students?  Moreover  I  tried  out  in  a  class  of 
fourth  semester  German  all  poems  that  seemed  to  offer 
special  difficulties  and  have  made  use  of  the  experience 
thus  acquired. 

Some  of  my  readers  will  undoubtedly  be  surprised  at 
finding  only  two  poems  of  Schiller  included  in  the  collec- 
tion. May  I  point  to  the  length  of  these  two  poems, 
270  lines?  Even  to  Goethe  I  have  given  only  362  lines. 
Why  did  I  choose  these  two  poems  ?  The  lighter  lyric 
verse  of  Schiller  is  not  representative  of  the  poet  nor 
would  it  have  enriched  the  Anthology  with  a  new  note. 
Das  Lied  von  der  Glocke  is  too  long  for  this  small  volume 


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iv  PREFACE 

and  is  readily  accessible  in  three  different  school  editions. 
Schiller  is  at  his  best  in  his  philosophical  lyrics:  as  Goethe 
has  said,  in  this  field  he  is  absolutely  supreme.  Poems 
like  Das  Ideal  und  das  Leben  or  Der  Spaziergang  are  far 
too  difficult  for  our  younger  students.  Das  verschleierte 
Bild  zu  Sais,  however,  offers  a  philosophical  problem 
which  the  younger  mind  can  grasp  without  special  training 
in  philosophy.  A  few  introductory  remarks,  such  as  I 
have  given  in  the  notes,  will  prepare  the  way.  Both 
poems,  furthermore,  exemplify  Schiller's  ethical  idealism. 
Certainly  no  other  poems  available  at  this  stage  could  do 
more. 

I  have  often  been  asked  by  teachers:  How  do  you  teach 
lyric  poetry?  An  answer  is  found  in  my  Notes  to  a  number 
of  the  poems.  The  chief  prerequisite  is  a  warm  love  for 
the  poets:  nowhere  is  enthusiasm  more  contagious.  A 
few  introductory  remarks  will  open  the  world  of  the 
poem  to  the  student.  The  teacher  must,  of  course,  develop 
in  the  students  their  latent  rhythmical  sense  both  by 
example  and  precept.  Aside  from  this  lyric  poetry  teaches 
itself. 

As  to  the  use  of  the  book  I  should  suggest  spending 
two  or  three  weeks  on  one  or  two  poets  —  I  should  begin 
with  Goethe  —  and  after  that  spend  one  hour  a  week 
for  a  semester  or  even  a  year.^  Some  poems  could  be 
assigned  for  outside  reading  and  then  a  group  of  poems 
be  discussed  in  class. 

On  the  whole  I  have  limited  myself  to  those  poets  that 
to-day  stand  out  as  preeminent.  A  possible  exception  is 
the  once  famous  Riickert.  I  could  not  resist  the  tempta- 
tion of  including  his  Aus  der  Jugendzeit,  a  poem  of  con- 
summate beauty,  Riickert's  one  perfect  lyric.    Time  has 


PREFACE  V 

been  relentless  in  its  winnowing  process.  But  if  Geibel, 
With  elm  Miiller  and  Bodenstedt  have  given  way  to 
Mo r ike,  Keller  and  Hebbel,  we  assuredly  have  no  reason 
for  lament.  If  this  little  book  help  to  win  in  our  schools 
for  these  three  and  for  Storm,  C.  F.  Meyer,  and  Liliencron 
the  recognition  they  deserve,  I  shall  feel  richly  repaid  for 
this  labor  of  love. 

Spring  of  1921, 
Madison,  Wisconsin. 

Friedrich  Bruns. 


CONTENTS 

©oetfie 

PAGE 

1.  SBiftfommen  unb  Slbfc^ieb 3 

2.  aJJailieb 4 

3.  Sluf  bem  ®ec 6 

4.  ^eibenro^Iein 6 

5.  aSanbererg  9Jad§tlicb 7 

6.  gin  gleic^ee 8 

7.  ^offnung 8 

8.  grinnerung 8 

9.  ©efunben 9 

10.  9}Jignon 9 

11.  .g>arfenfpteler lo 

12.  S)er  ^onig  in  2;{)ule ii 

13.  2)er  gifc^er 12 

(®  erifonig 13 

15.  ®efang  ber  ©eifter  iiber  ben  SBaffern 14 

16.  ©renjen  ittv  50fenfc()f)elt 15 

17.  gieb  beS  SllrmerS 17 

©  d^  iller 

^^  ®te  trantd^e  beS  3bl)fu8 18 

iV  !5)aS  bcrfc^leierte  Silb  ju  ®ai« 24 

UManb 

20.  5Die  ?er(^en 28 

21.  DeS  ^naben  Serglicb 28 

22.  ©c^aferg  ©onntagSlieb 29 

23.  S)ie  tapelle 30 

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Viii  CONTENTS 

PAGE 

24.  5!)?or9enUeb 30 

25.  grut)Un9«8laube 31 

26.  ?ob  be«  griitilingg 31 

27.  2)a«  ©d^ttjcrt 31 

28.  ©ie  JRaie 32 

29.  !Der  SBtrtin  Jod^terlein 35 

30.  3)er  gute  ^amerab 34 

31.  Xaitlcfer 34 

32.  2ie«  ©angerg  glud^ 37 

e  id^  enb  or  f  f 

33.  ©er  frolic  2Banber«mann 40 

34.  !Der  ^ager  Stbfc^ieb 40 

35.  g^ad^tS 41 

36.  grii!)Un98baTnmcrun8 42 

37.  eifc 43 

38.  Slbenblanbfc^aft 43 

39.  3)ic  9ia(^t 44 

40.  ©efinfud^t 44 

41.  35a8  jerbrod^cnc  OJinglein 45 

42.  gruf)c 46 

43.  9lac^t« 46 

44.  SDlonbnad^t 47 

Siadcrt 

45.  2lu«  bcr  ^fugenbjeit 48 

$ct  nc 

46.  !Dte  ©rcnabierc 50 

47.  Qn  mein  gar  ju  bunfleS  ?cben 51 

48.  3c^  tDcife  nic^t,  hjoS  foil  eg  bebeutcn 52 

49.  !j)u  bift  h)ie  einc  Slutne 53 

50.  2Iuf  gliigeln  beS  ©efongeS S3 

51.  2)ie  ?otogbIume  ftngftigt 54 

52.  (Sin  ^iffitenbaum 55 

53.  'Hffldn  Siebc&cn,  tt)ir  fafeen  bcifainmcn 55 


CONTENTS  K 

PAGE 

54.  Sin  SUngling  liebt  ein  SIKabd^en 56 

55.  3Dammernb  liegt  ber  <gommerabenb 56 

56.  Sd  fdllt  ein  ©tern  f)erunter 57 

57.  !Der  Job,  ba^  ift  bie  ful)le  9?ac^t 57 

58.  @ag,  luo  ift  bein  fd^6ne«  i^iebc^en 58 

59.  grieben 58 

60.  Seife  jietit  burd^  mein  ©emiit 60 

61.  @^  rt)ar  ein  alter  ^'onig 60 

62.  S^  jie^en  bie  braufenben  SBeUen 61 

63.  gs  ragt  in«  9)Jeer  ber  SJunenftein 61 

64.  3n  ber  grembe 61 

65.  So? 62 


platen 

66.  3)aS  ®rab  im  53ufento 63 

67.  3m  SSafi'er  njogt  bie  ?iUe 64 

68.  2Bie  rafft'  icf)  mic^  auf  in  ber  9Ia($t 64 

69.  ^d)  mod^tc,  h)onn  ic^  fterbe 65 

Senau 

70.  58itte 66 

71.  ©t^ilftieb 66 

72.  T)er  Sic^malb 67 

73.  !Der  'iPoftiirion 67 

74.  ®ie  3)rei 7° 

75.  !Der  offene  (gd^ranf 71 

76.  Sluf  eine  fjoHanbifcfic  ?anbfd^aft 72 

77.  ©timme  be«  DtegenS      72 

78.  §crbft 73 

SD^orife 

79.  Um  5Witterna(^t 74 

80.  ©eptembermorgen 74 

81.  @r  ift'8 75 

82.  3n  ber  grii^e 75 

83.  !Der  geuerreiter 75 


CONTENTS 

PAGE 

84.  S)o«  bcrlaffcnc  iWagblcin 77 

85.  2tbmot)l 78 

86.  ©d^6n=$Ro{)traut 78 

87.  Sluf  eine  ?ainpc 80 

88.  ©cbet 80 

89.  !5)enf'  c«,  0  ©eele 80 


C»e  b  bel 

90.  gfiac^tlieb 82 

91.  !Da«  5linb 82 

92.  Jiac^tgefiif)! 83 

93.  ®ebet 84 

94.  Slbenbfieful)! 85 

95.  3;d^  unb  bu 85 

96.  ©ommerbilb 86 

97.  §erbftbilb 86 

98.  !Der  lefete  SBaum     87 

teller 

99.  Sin  bag  5?aterlanb 88 

100.  SBinternac^t 89 

101.  Slbenblteb 89 

®  tor  tn 

102.  Oftoberlieb 91 

103.  aBcifinac^tglieb 92 

104.  ©ommennittag 92 

105.  !Dle   (Stabt 93 

106.  iiber  bie  $eibe 94 

107.  ?ucic 94 

108.  eine  5rii{)Iing8na(^t 95 

109.  SIpril 96 

110.  mai 97 

111.  eiifabet!) 97 

112.  grauenbanb 98 

113.  ©c^Iic&e  mir  bie  Slugen  beibe , .  98 


CONTENTS  a 


PAGE 

114.  ?tebcrfeclen 99 

115.  S'iac^tgeraufdje 99 

116.  !Da«  tote  tinb    . 100 

117.  ^tn  ©patboot 100 

118.  SBor  bcr  (Srnte , loi 

119.  T)tx  romifc^e  SBrunnen loi 

120.  9^euiaf)r6gIocfen 102 

121.  (gcierfprud^ 102 

122.  ©c^nitterlieb 103 

123.  9^ad^  einem  9^ieberlanber 103 

124.  (gingelegtc  9?ubcr 104 

125.  (gtoig  {ung  ift  nur  bie  ©onnc 104 

126.  JRequtem 105 

127.  2tbenbtt)olfc 105 

128.  2)a8  ©lodlein 106 

129.  2)ie  58anf  beg  Sllten 107 

?t  Hencr  on 

130.  S)ie  mu\xt  fommt 108 

131.  Xob  in  i^ren 109 

132.  Qn  (Srinnerung no 

133.  SBer  toeife  tro no 

134.  ©ommernac^t 112 

135.  mdncx  IKutter 112 

136.  SBicgenlieb 112 

137.  SBierergug 113 

138.  ©c^one  ^unitage 114 

Notes 115 

Vocabulary 151 

Index  of  Titles  and  First  Lines 187 


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3n  meinem  ^erjen,  tueld^e  (^ut! 

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3(^  i^offt'  e8,  id^  bcrbient'  e8  nid^t! 

25  2)^d^  ad^,  jd^on  mtt  ber  3)?orgenfonne 

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3n  beincn  tiiffen,  toelc^c  SBoSne! 
3n  bctncm  Slugc,  loejd^er  ©cfmergl^^^^l 
3d^  Qtng,  bu  ftanbft  unb  fal^ft  m  (Srbcn( 

30  Unb  fatift  mir  nad^  mlt  naffem  53Udf: 

Unb  bod^,  n)eld^  ©liicE,  geliebt  ju  n)erbcn! 
Unb  Itcben,  ©otter,  n)eld^  ein  ®IM! 

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SBte  ferrlid^  leud^tet 
W\x  bie  5^atur! 
SSie  glangt  bie  ®onne! 
SSie  lad^t  bie  glur! 

s  Sg  bringen  Sluten 

Hug  iebem  3roetJ, 
Unb  taufenb  ©ttmmen 
Hug  bem  ^efff&c^, 

Unb  greiib'  unb  SSonne 
w  5lug  ieber  S3ruft. 

O  Srb',  0  ©onne! 
O  ©liidE,  0  guft! 


GOETHE  5 

O  2W,  0  ?icbe! 
®o  golbett  fc^on, 

5luf  icncn  C>oom 

2)u  fcgneft  ^fetj^ 
3)aS  fri|rf)e  ^'^^  ^^^ 

©ic  tobtfc  3SeIt.  ^o 

O  5[«abc^en,  5miib(^en, 
SBte  lieb*  id^  blc^! 
SSic  blitift  bein  Slugcl 
SSic  liebft  bu  mtc^! 

<Bo  liebt  bie  Serene  ^s 

©efatiQ  UTtb  !(?uft, 
Unb  SD^orgmblumen 
3)en  ^ifemelgbuft, 

SSie  td^  bt(^  Itcbc 

gyjit  tt>armem  33Iut,  3° 

S)ie  bu  mtr  ^ugenb 

Unb  greub'  unb  aJJut 

3u  neuen  Siebcm 

Unb  Jttnjen  gtebft. 

®ei  etDtg  gliidlic^,  35 

SBic  bu  mt(^  Itebft! 


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SSie  tft  92atur^^olt''unb  Qut, 
SDic  tntc^  am  mfeiTfialt! 
S)ie^^effe  mie^et  unfern  ^af)n 
^m  ^uSerfaft  ^inanf,  . 

t      Hn^53erge,  toolfif  J^jmmelcm)''' 
^egcgnen  unfenn  ^auff*'  . 

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©olbne  STraume,  fommt  ifir  iDieber? 
SBeg,  bu  2:raum!  fo  g.oIb  bu  bift; 
^ier  aud)  2W  unb  Seben  ift. 

STuf  ber  2iBerfe  blinfen 
2^Qufenb  fd^mebenbe  ©terne; 
ly  mid)t  ^ebel  tnu^en"''-^ 

9?lngg  bte  tlfrntenU  gerne; 
9}?orgenrt)inb  mffilgelt 

Unb  im  lae^  befpieaelt.j- 
20  (gi(j^  bte  reifenbe  glu^'t. 

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5  .    <Bai)'^  mit  bielen  greuben. 


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3d^  Qtng  im  9Salbc 
©0  filr  mid^  l^in, 
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3m  ©(fatten  fal)  id^ 
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SStc  ^ugtein  fc^on. 

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5lm  fiiibfc^en  ^oug. 

Unb  pflangf  eg  toieber 

5rm  [Men  Ort; 

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Unb  bliitit  fo  fort.  20 


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le'^ftill  unb  ^06)  ber  i^or^eeV  ftel)t? 
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tennft  bu  eg  h)o{)I? 

®af)in!  3)aMn  . 
ayZfid^f  id^  mit  bir,  0  mein  iSefc^ii^er,  jietin. 

^ennft  bu  ben  53er8  unb  feinen  SBoIfenfteg?    pit'-;   iv-uv 
JUog  2!?aiiteer  fuc^t  im  Slebel  feinen  SBeg;^       Jt^nvti^ 
S'n^iJ^Ien  moMt  ber  ^ftafeft  alk  Ssfct; 
(Sg  TOtte^gfe*  u?ib  iiber  if)n  bie  glut, 
^ennft  bu  i{)n  h)ot)I? 

!5)af)in!  :Da{)in  . 

©el^t  unfer  SSeg!  0  53ater,  lafe  ung  ste$nf 

/ 

11.  J^arfcttf))tcler 


SBcr  nie  fein  53rot  mit  Xv'dmn  a^, 

S33er  nie  bie  fummerb'oUen  m^te 

Sluf  feinem  ^ette  n)eineif6"/fa|,   ^^,       f„,oi^ 

^er  fennt  eu$  nid^t,  il^r  I)tmmlifd^en  A&<S)tt, 


^l)v  fUl^rt  ing  ?eben  uM  fiinein, 
3f]^r  lafet  ben_,?rrmen  f^uibig  in^rben, 
!Dann  iiberWt.ibr  il^n  ber  'CemV^ 
jDenn  atle  'Sd&ulb  riicot  fid^  auf  @rbcn. 


GOETHE  IX 


(1^  ^cr  UMq  in  ZfjuU      ^ 

@g  hjar  ein  ^onig  in  2;f)ule, 

©ar  treu  bi«  an  ba§  @rab,       '    ^      -K 

!Dem  fterbenb  feine  ^BuQle 

©inen  golbnen  iBec^er  gab. 


@g  ging  tf)m  nid^tg  borilber, 
@r  leerf  if)n  ieben  ©mtn^uS: 
jOte  migen  gmgen  torn  uber, 
<©o  ofFer  tvant  barauS. 


Unb  at§  er  fam  gu  fterben, 
3aMt'  er  feine  (gtctbt'  int.  9?ei(^, 
""^35nnV  alleS  feinem  (Sroen/ 
;^en  ^ed^er  nidjt  augleic^. 

(Sr  fa^  beim  ^6nig§mal)Ie, 
!;rie  fitter  nni  ibn  f)er,      // 
STuf  r)pf)em  A'rfaale^' 
3)ort  Q^f  benT^d^Io^  am  9)?eer. 

!Dort  ftonb  ber  alte^Bf^er, 
2:ranf  le^te  ^eben^TuV/ 
Unb  iDarf  ben  fieiFgen  ^t^tt 
^inunter  in  bie  g^Iut. 


(5r  fal^  ibn  ftiirjen,  trinfen 
Unb  [infen  tief  in§  3)?eer. 
3)ie  5Iugen  tafen  ipm  ftnren, 
"^ranf  nie' mten  Jropfen  mebr. 


10 


IS 


12  A   BOOK   OF   GERMAN   LYRICS 


13/  ^cr  ^ift^cr 

©as  SBoffer  raufd^t',  ba^  SBaffer  fd^toott, 
gin  5tf(^er  [afe  baran,  .-••^'-'-^-'^ 
<Bah  m^  bem  SThgel  rufiebolt,  ^ 

S  Unb  loic  er  fifet  unb  ft»ie  er  laufjfijL.  ^j^  '^ 

jteut  ftco^  Die  .mut  empor: 
5ru8  bem  l^i^'egfen  SBaffer  roufd^t 
@in  feudfteg  328eib  l^erbor. 

©ie  fang  gu  il^m,  fte  [prad^  iu  tl^m: 
lo      ^'      SSag  ioSff  bu  meine  sfef*-  rj.^ 

.^..,.:...     WitWr^^A  unb  gwWeSftff  ^ 
"^    ^inauf  in  t^'miiT 

Hd^,  j^tl|te[t^b^u,  iDie  'g  ^tfd^Iein  ift 
©0  feoSug  Quf  bem  ®runb, 
IS  ®u  fttegft  fierunter,  Jute  bu  bift, 

Unb  Mrbeft^rrt'te:" 

?abt  fid^  bie  Kebe  @onne  nld^t, 

ao  gfJid^t  boppett  fd^oner  f)er? 

Sodft  btd6  ber  tiefe  ^tmmel  ntd^t^/         y 

?odft  bid^  betn  eigen  ^Irtge^St       W 
^ic^t  f)er  in  ^^g^rt^^     '^• 

25  %g  Saffer  roufd^t'   bjx^  3Baffer  fd^rtoH, 

^Mtjf  ibm  ben  «»M;^^^,,t  L,.;.  . 
©cin  §erg  ybuc?§  ifim  fo  fe^nfuc^tgiJoII,  ^  v/ 
SBie  bei  ber  Siebften  ©rufe. 


V< 


GOETHE  13 

<gie,  fpra(fi  s"  t^m.  fie  fang  ju  i^m; 

§alb  jog  fie  if)n,  f)at6  fonf  er  i^in 
Unb  iDarb  nid^t  met)i:  gefef)n. 


14i  ^Hotttg 


30 


9Ber  reitet  fo  fpat  burc^  ^ladjt  unb  SSinb? 
(g«  ift  ber  S3ater  mit  feinem  ^tnb; 
@r  ^at  ben  llnaben  h)o{)I  in  bem  5lrm, 
(Sr  fafet  if)n  fic^er,  er  pit  if)n  tDarm. 

wSO?ein  ®of)n,  toag  btrgft  bu  fo  oang  bein  ©efid^t?" —      s 
»©iel^ft,  5?ater,  bu  ben  (Srlfbnig  n^t?  • 
;5)en  ©rienfonig  mit  fen***ltnb  ®(f)rt)evf?"  — 
„9[«ein  ©o^n,  eg  ift  ein  9?ebelftreif." 

„;Du  Hebeg  finb,  fomm,  get)  mit  mir! 

„®ar  frf}dne  ©piele  fpieF  id)  mit  bir;  10 

„Tlan(i)  bunte  ^lumen  finb  an  bem  ©tranb, 

„3)2eine  SO^utter  f)Qt  mand^  guloe?l  ®eh)an5."  — 

ff9)?ein  S3ater,  metn  S3ater,  unb  {)6reft  bu  nid^t, 

SBag  (Srienfonig  mir  leife  berfpric^t?"  — 

„©ei  rul^ig,  bleibe  rul^ig,  mein  ^inb;  is 

3n  blirren  Slattern  faufelt  ber  SSinb."  — 

„9Bittft,  feiner  ^nabe,  bu  mit  mir  gel^n? 
„9}?eine  3:brf)ter  follen  bid^  ^qrten  fc^on;  , 
„SD?eine  2lod^ter(fuWen'^beti'tn1ifctli(ften^  ) 

'"    „Unb  iDiegen  unb  tan^eti  unb^  fmgen  bicp'ein.  —  20 


25 


3° 


xo 


14  A  BOOK  OF   GERMAN   LYRICS 

„9)?ein  3Sater,  metn  33ater,  unb  fiel^ft  bu  nid^t  bort 
(grlfonigg  Xo^kv  am  biiftern  Ovt?"  — 
,Mdn  ®of)n,  mein  ®o4n,^id6  fef)'  eg  genau: 
(Sg  fd^einen  bie  olten  SBeib'en'^lo  grau."  — 

.,^.  ,  -  ,,        ,    ei^t  beine  fd^iJne  ®eftalt; 

„Unb  bift  bu  nid^t  XoiiX\%,  fo  braud^'  id^  ©eluolt."  — 
wMn.  SBater,  mein  S3ater,  jel^t  fafet  er  mi(^  ani 
@'rfrom^  $^  tmf  ein  t!eKil''Qetan!^ — 

3)em  3!5ater  graufet'^  er  rcitet  gefd^minb,  .^<^^, 

(|r  Mlt  in  Slrmen  barad6aenbe^^inb,'a.  ^,1^''^  "     J 
(Srreidpf  oen  §of  mtt  SJTuoe  urtb  9^ot; 
^n  feinen  airmen  bog  ^inb  tear  tot. 

J 
15.  ©cfong  bcr  ©ctftcr  itficr  ben  SBaffern 

S)eg  9i)?enfd§en  ©eele 
©leid^t  bem  SSaffer: 
S3om  ^immel  fontmt  eS, 
^um  ^immel  fteigt  eg, 
Unb  iDieber  nieber 
3ur  (Srbe  mu&  eg, 
(£n)ig  toed^felnb. 

©tromt  Don  ber  l^ol^en, 
©teilen  ^^elgmanb 
3)er  reine  ©traf)!, 
!©ann  ftfiubt  er  lieblid^ 
^n  Solfentoefren 
3uni  glatten  gelg. 


GOETHE 


15 


Unb  ldd)t  empfangen, 

SSallt  er  berfd^Ieiernb,  15 

Seig  raitfc^enb 

3ur  jtiefe  nieber. 

dia^m  ^lippen 

2)em  ©turs  entgegen, 

©d^ctumt  er  unmutig  20 

©tufenlneife 

3um  5t6grunb. 

Qm  flac^en  ^ette 

®(i§Ieirf)t  er  bag  SSiefental  j^iin, 

Unb  in  bent  glatten  ©ee  25 

SSeiben  ii)v  2(ntli^ 

5lEe  ©eftirne. 

SBinb  ift  ber  SSetle 

Sieblic^er  ^ui)kt; 

SSinb  mifd^t  bom  ©runb  ouS  30 

©c^auntenbe  SSogen. 

©eele  be§  9}?enfc^en, 

SBie  gleic^ft  bu  hm  SBaffer! 

©c^idfal  beg  9Wen[($en, 

SSie  glelc^ft  bu  bent  SStnb!  ^         js 

16.  ©rcnjcn  bcr  Mtn^^fitxt 

SSenn  ber  uralte 
^eilige  S3ater 
9}Zit  gelaffener  $anb 
Slug  roHenben  SSoIfen 


l6  A  BOOK  OF  GERMAN  LYRICS 

S  ©egnenbe  ^lii^t 

liber  bie  (Srbe  fat, 
^iiff  id^  ben  le^ten 
©aunt  feine^  ^leibeS, 
^tnblid^e  ©d^auer 

lo  Xvtu  in  ber  iBruft. 

3)enn  mtt  ©ottern 
©oil  \i(i)  ntc^t  meffen 
S'rgenb  ein  Tlm\<^. 
^ebt  er  ftd^  aufmfirts 

15  Unb  beriil^rt 

SD^it  bem  ©c^eitel  bie  ©terne, 
9Zirgenbg  l^aften  bann 
S)te  unftc^ern  ®of)Ien, 
Unb  mit  il^m  fpielen 

20  SBoIfen  unb  SSinbe. 

©tel^t  er  mit  feften, 
SD^arfigen  f nod^en 
5luf  ber  n)of)Igegrunbeten 
^auernben  (Srbe: 
25  9?eid^t  er  nid^t  ouf, 

9?ur  mit  ber  (Sid^e 
Ober  ber  3?ebe 
©id^  gu  bergleid^en. 

SBa§  unterfd^eibet 
30  ©otter  bon  9D?enfd^en? 

3)afe  biele  Snellen 
S3or  ienen  hjanbein, 
(Sin  en)iger  ©trom: 


GOETHE  17 

Un«  ^ebt  bie  SBelle. 

S3er[ci^Ungt  bie  2BeI(e,  3s 

Unb  toir  berfinfen, 

(Sin  fleiner  9?ing 

53egrenst  un[er  ?eben, 

Unb  biele  ®efd)Iec^ter 

S?eif)en  fic^  bauernb  40 

Sin  if)m  3)afein« 

Unenblic^e  ^ette. 


17.  Sicb  bc^  ^iirmcrl 

<3um  ©efien  geboren, 
3um  ©d^auen  beftellt, 
3)em  S^urnie  ge[d)rt)oren, 
©efarirmtTbie  SBelt. 

3(^  blid'  in  bie  i^erne, 
S^  W  in  ber  mi)' 
!J)en  SO?onb  unb  bie  (Sterne, 
IDen  SBalb  unb  bag  9Je^. 


©0  fel^*  ic^  in  alien 
Tiit  en)ige  ,jgier, 
Unb  rtie  mir'g  gefoEen, 
©efair  id^  aud^  mir. 


3l)r  gliidflic^en  5lugen, 

SBag  je  if)v  gefe^n, 

@g  fei,  n)ie  eS  n^olle,  is 

(gg  tour  bod^  fo  fc^on! 


Jbf*^ 


^riebrid?  S driller 


,Xa.K^- 


^^y 


18.  ^ic  ^rantc^c  htS  ^^}i^2 

Snm.  iampf  ber  SBagen  unb  ©efangc, 
:5)er  auf  ^orintf)ug'  Sanbegenge    -^v^-  -v.)-, 
^X^"^'    3)er  ©ried^en  ©tamme  frof)  bereint, 

309  ^htifu^,  ber  ©otterfreunb.      ^f  ^-^^, 
.•j^s  3ff)m  [(^enfte  beg  ©efangeg  ©abc,  ^^     ^        a 

^L^^:?      ®ei^  '^ieber  [ii^en  9D?unb  Stpolt; 
.Zf^*-^^ -5  ©0  icanberf  er  an  letd^tem  ©tak 

Hug  9?f)e9ium,  beg  ©otteg  boH.  ,     . 

©($011  ^Inft  auf  l^ol^eTn  ^^ergegruaen  '  , 

^}:Mr'      Stfroforintf)  beg  SSanbrerg  mdcn,        aA^-^d"^^ 
Unb  in  '^Pofeibong  ^c^tenfiain  y.---^      t 
3:ritt  er  mit  fxommem  ©c^auber  ein. 
S^ic^tg  regt  ftd^  urn  tl^n  l^er;  nur  ©d^lDctrme 
c/'-<^,^^    S3on  tenic^en  besletten^ij^n^^ 
IS  S)te  femf)in  nad^  beg  ©iibeng  SKcirme 

3fn  QrauUcf)tem  ®e[c^tt>aber  jtetin. 

.;;^^^^  „©eib  mtr  gegriifet,  befreunbtc  ©d|arcn, 

'  !5)ie  mir  gur  ©ee  33e8letter  hjaren; 

SvLm  Quten  ^dd)tn  nefim'  ic^  eud^,         ^'^^ 
,    _     '^^v^      '^dn  &^f  eg  ift  bem  euren  gteic^: 
^  ~     Z^'"'  'y;-^    53on  fern  l^er  fommen  xuiv  gejogen  ^y^ 

t^  ^^  '■ .  Jlnb  jlejipn  urn  ein  tuirtlic^  2)a^.  '  :>       j;^  ^^ 

^  .^  ©eiung^er  ©aftlic^e  gen)ogcn,  ^n.  ^^-c-^. 

:^er  toon  bem  trembling  liDejjrt  bie  ©d§mad^!'"~ 


s 


O'^*-^^ 


M 


SCHILLER  19 

Unb  munter  forbert  er  bie  ©c^rttte,  25 

Unb  [iel^t  iid)  in  be«  SBalbeS  a^itte; 

S)a  fperren  auf  gebrangem  ©teg,  -re.  ^4^^^^^   ^'v^^A.•^' 

S^d  Moxbtv  plo^Iid^  fetnen  ifiJeg. 

Sum  ^ampfe  mufe  er  ftd^  bereiten,  ,^eihAJi 

Sod)  balb  e_rmati6t-  finft  bie  ^anb,        VTXh^^^^J^^ 

©ie  f)at  ber^^eier  jarte  ©gitem  J^wu  .-^^tetA-^f, 

3)o(^  nie  beS  Bogeng  traft  ftefconnL^    ^      /  c? 

(Sr  ruft  bie  9Wenf(^en  an,  bie  ©otter,  ,      j  <  ^^^^ 

©ein  glefjen  bringt  ^u  feinem  aietter;       /^r^      'o.  ^''-" 
SSie  h)eit  er_aud|^  bie  ©timme  fdjidt,         ^A-'>^^^^'^2S 
9^ic^tg  Seknbeg  h)irb  I)ier  crblidft,      .x;_^^- 
„©o  mu§  ic^  l^ier  berlaffen  fterben, 
5luf  frembem  iSoben,  unbelDeint,  ^  /z/^-^'^ 

3)urd^  bofer.S^uBen  ^anb  berberBen,    cl^   ,  (j^^^' 
iCSo  aud^  fein  9Jad|er  mir  erfdjeint!"  '        4° 

Unb  fd^njer  getroffen  finft  er  nieber,  vi  "^'■^*3  ^ 

M^a  raufd^t  ber  ^ronic^e  ©efieber;     ,^<'^iA^U' 
Sr  bort,  [d^on  fann  er  nic^t  met)r  fet)n, 
3)ie  na^en  ©timmen  furc^tbar  J&ral^n.      c-^..-^---'  ;  ^--■''^^<  '<^ 
„53on  euc^,  ibr  ^ranid^e  bort  oben,  4S 

SBenn  feine  anbre  ©timme  fpric^t, 
©ei  meine^  SD^orbeg  ^Uq*  erl^oben!" 
(gr  ruft  eg,  unb  fein  5luge  brid^t. 

3)er  nadfte  Seid^nam  toirb  gefunben,       -^«'^'^,) 
Unb  balb,  obgleT^'entftellt  bon  SSunben,  5° 

(Srfennt  ber  ©aftfreunb  in  ^orintb 
S)ie  cSuge,  bie  ibm  teuer  [inb. 


^ 


20  A  BOOK  OF  GERMAN   LYRICS         r  / 

„Unb  mufe  \i)  fo  bid^  Jtiteberfinben, 
Unb  ^offte  mlt  ber  ^^id^te  ^ranj 
55  S)c6  ©angers  ©c^Icife  p  umlDinben, 

53e[traf)It  toon  [eineS  9?ubmeg  ©lana!" 

Unb  iammemb  l^oren'g  alle  ©afte,  - 
SSerfammelt  bei  "!|3ofeibong  gefte,  c.^"*''-'^- ' 

®anj  ®riec^enlanb  ergreift  ber  ©d^meq, 
60  S3erIoren  bit  if)n  jebeg  ^er^.        w 

Unb  [turmenb  brangt  fid)  jum  'iprptanen 

3)ag  53olf,  eg  fobert  [eine  ^it;"'^.'"  __. 

3"  rcid^en  beg  (Srf^rtgneif^anen,     .  ,    . 

3u  fuf)nen.^mit  beS  9[>Jorberg  iBIut.      ^^-^-^     .- 

6s  !Doc^  rt)0  bie  ©pur,  bie  aug  ber  9)?engc, 

3)er  35oIfer  flutenbem  ©ebrcinge, 
©elodfet  bon  ber  ©piele  "i^rad^t, 
3)en  [c^njarjen  Skitter  fenntlid^  mac^t? 
©inb'g  dauber,  bie  ibn  feig  erfd}Iagen?  /  . 

twf'^i^^^  3:at'g  neibtfc^  etn  berborgncr  geinb?  '■^\ 

\i         (f  Sfluv  ^eltog  bermag'g  gu  fagen, 
S)er  am  ^rbifd^e  befc^etnt. 

dr  ge^t  bieHeic^t  mit  [redeem  ©d^rittc 
3e^t  eben  burc^  ber  ©rted^en  Witte, 

75  Unb  toabrenb  i^n  bie  dta^^  fud^t, 

©enieftt  er  feineg  grebeig  gmd^t. 
Sluf  ibreg  eignen  2:empelg  ©d)h3ene    i|fv;^2MWA 
3:ro^t  er  bielleid^t  ben  ©ottern,  mengt 
®id^  breift  in  jene  90?enfd)cnn)er(e, 

80  !J)ie  bort  fid^  gum  Jb^ater  brangt. 


SCHILLER  21 

jDenn  53anf  on  53anf  gebranget  ft^en, 

@g  brec^en  fa[t  ber  53uf)ne  ©tii^en,  ' 

^erbetgeftromt  toon  fern  unb  nal^',  ^ 

3)er  ©riec^en  5SoIfer  luartenb  ha. 

2)umpf6rau[enb  lt)ie  beg  9}?eere«  SBogen,  85 

33on  SWenfc^en  ioimmelnb  hjcid^ft  ber  S3qu 

3n  meiter  ftetg  gefc^hjeiftem  S3ogen 

§tnauf  big  in  beg  ^immelg  S3Iau. 

SSer  iai)lt  bie  S3oIfer,  nennt  bie  5^amen, 

!Die  gaftlic^  I)ier  gufammenfamen?  9° 

93on  ^efropg'  @tabt,  Don  Stulig'  ©tronb, 

S3on  *ipf)ofig,  bom  ©partanerlanb, 

S3on  5l[ieng  entlegner  ^iifte, 

S3on  alien  3nfeln  famen  fie, 

Unb  f)orc^en  bon  bem  ©c^ougeriiftc  95 

3)eg  Sljoreg  graufer  9[)?eIobie, 

;Der,  ftreng  unb  ernft,  nod^  alter  @itte 

9}?it  langfam  abgeme^nem  ©d^ritte 

^erbortritt  aug  bem  ^intergnmb, 

Umtoanbelnb  beg  3rf)eoterg  D^unb.  100 

@o  fd^reiten  feine  irb'fc^en  SSeiber! 

2)ie  seugete  fein  fterblic^  ^oug! 

@g  fteigt  bog  9?iefenma§  ber  Seiber 

^oc^  iiber  50?enfd^Iid^eg  fiinoug. 

©n  fc^Joarjer  SKantel,  fc^Iagt  bie  ?enben,  los 

©ie  fc^roingen  in  entffeifd^ten  ^anben 

!Der  i^adel  biifterrote  ®Iut, 

Q'n  i{)ren  SBangen  ffiefet  fein  53Iut. 


23  A  BOOK  OF  GERMAN  LYRICS 

Unb  too  bie  ^aare  lieblid^  flattem, 
iia  Urn  SJZenfc^enftimen  freunblid^  h)ef)n, 

J)a  fie^t  man  ©c^Iangen  l^ier  unb  Slattern 
SDie  Qiftgefc^moUnen  ^ctud^e  bla\)n, 

Unb  fd^auerlid^  gebre^t  im  ^reife, 

SBeginnen  fie  be^  ^ijmnug  SSeifc,':'  -  •  '- 
IIS  3)er  burd^  ba^  §er3  serretfeenb  bringt, 

;Die  33anbe  urn  ben  ©itnber  fc^Iingt. 

53efinnungrQubenb,  f)ersbetorenb 

©d^allt  ber  (Srinnljen  @efang. 

dv  [c^allt,  beg  ^brerS  Tlaxf  dersetirenb, 
1 20  Unb  bulbet  nid^t  ber  i^eier  ,^Iang: 

„28o^I  bem,  ber  frei  Don  ©c^ulb  unb  %tlik 
93ett)af)rt  bie  finblic^  reine  ©eete! 
Q^m  biirfen  n)ir  nic^t  rctd^enb  nal^n, 
(gr  iDanbelt  frei  beg  Seben§  ^ai)n. 
125  ®oc^  mefie,  toe^e,  mer  t)erftof)Ien  ^ 

3)eg  SWorbeg  fd^mere  Jat  bottbrad^t! 
SSir  l^eften  un8  an  feine  ®o{)Ien, 
S)a§  furc^tbare  ®efd^Ie(^t  ber  ma<^t 

„Unb  gtaubt  er  ftie^enb  an  entfpringen, 
130  ©efliigelt  finb  ftir  ba,  bie  ©c^Iingen 

3f)m  toerfenb  um  ben  fluc[)t'gen  ^^ufe, 

3)afe  er  ju  58oben  fatten  mufe. 

©0  iagen  iDir  il^n  oW  (Srmatten,    A'V^tf '»' 

53erfb]^nert  fann  ung  feine  9ieu', 
13s  3^n  fort  unb  fort  bi§  ju  ben  ©d^atten, 

Unb  geben  ifjn  aud^  bort  nic^t  frei." 


SCHILLER  23 

®o  ftngcnb,  tanjen  fie  b^n  ^Jeigen, 

Unb  ©title,  mie  beg  Stobe^  ©d^lDcisen, 

Siegt  iiberm  ganscn  ^aufe  fd^mer, 

511^  ob  bie  ©ottl^eit  nal^c  toctr'.  140 

Unb  feiertic^  nac^  alter  ©itte 

Umtoanbelnb  be§  2;{)eaterg  D^funb 

Wit  langfam  abQcmefenem  ©cfiritte, 

S3erfc^)Dinben  fie  im  ^intergrunb. 

Unb  jiDifd^en  ^^rug  unb  SSafirl^eit  fc^loebet  14s 

9^oc^  jlneifetnb  jebe  S3ruft  unb  hthd, 

Unb  I)ulbigct  ber  furd^tbarn  9}?a(j^t,       -  ;'<' 

!Die  rid^tenb  im  33erborgnen  ttjad^t,   ^  _  , 

3)ie,  unerforfcf}Ii(j§,  unergrlinbet,    ^,,^/,. 

3)eg  ©c^icffafe  bunfein  ^nauel  flic^t,       '   -  150 

3)em  tiefen  ^erjen  fic^  berfiinbet, 

T)od.)  fliet)et  ,Dor  bem  ©onnenIid}t. 

!Da  l^ort  man  auf  ben  f)od^ften  ©tufen    -  -  ' 

3tuf  einmal  eine  ©timme  rufen: 

„©iet)  ba,  \k'i)  ba,  3:imotf)eu§,  155 

!Die  .franic^e  beg  36l)fug!"  — 

Unb  finfter  jjtoijlid^  trirb  ber  ^immel, 

Unb  iibcr  bem  S^l^eater  l^in 

©iel^t  man  in  fd§h3arslid^tem  ©ehjimmel 

Sin  J?ranic^^eer  boriibersiefin.  160 

„^eg  3bt)fug!"  —  3)er  teure  9^ome 
9^iif)rt  iebe  S3ruft  mit  neuem  ®rame, 
Unb  mie  im  i^eere  SBelF  auf  SSelP, 
©0  Iciuft'g  bon  SO^unb  ju  SO^unbe  fc^nell: 


24  A  BOOK  OF   GERMAN   LYRICS 

i6s  «•:       „!Dc8  3^6l)fu«?  ben  h)tr  belDeinen? 
2)en  eine  W6vbtxi)anii  erfd^IuQ? 
SBag  iffS  mil  bcm?  JDag  fonn  er  metnen? 
SSa«  iff  6  mit  biefem  ^xamd)im?" — 


Unb  lauter  immer  toirb  bie  i^ragc, 
170  Unb  alnejiJ  fliegt'g  mit  53Ii^egf^Io8C 

S)ur(^  atte  ^eraen:  „®ebet  od^t, 
3)ag  ift  ber  ©umeniben  SD^ac^t!     '^',.\\j^  *"' 
3)cr  fromme  2)id^ter  tt)irb  geroc^en,     ' 
!5)er  SD^orber  bictet  felbft  fi(^  bar —    '"..'    c-f 
17s  ©rgreift  il^n,  ber  bag  SSort  gefprod^cn,        r 

Unb  il^n,  an  ben'g  geric^tet  n)ar!"       .;!1-^;^./ ■ 

!Dod§  bent  irar  faum  baS  SSort  entfabren, 
SO^oc^t^  er'g  im  53ufen  gent  ben)af)ren; 
Umfonft!  ber  fd^redfenbletd^e  SWnnb 
180  SO?ac^t  fc^nelt  bie  ©c^ulbbelDufeten  funb. 

SO?an  rei^t  unb  fd^teppt  fie  bor  ben  9?id^ter, 
3)ie  ©?ene  h)irb  sunt  tribunal,  ^ 

Unb  eg  geftebn  bie  58ofeh)i(^ter,  v^'VI^UU*^ 
©etroffen  toon  ber  9?a($e  <Stra{)I. 


19.  ^a§  k)crf(^Icicrtc  Silb  su  ©at§  • 

©n  3fttngling,  ben  beg  SSiffeng  fieifeer  3)urft 
9?a(^  ©aig  in  tg^pten  trieb,  ber  "ipriefter 
©e^eime  SSeigbeit  gu  eriemen,  fiatte 
©ebon  mancben  ®rab  mit  fc^netlem  ®eift  burd^eilt; 
©tetg  rife  ibn  fcine  gorfd^begierbe  todkv, 


SCHILLER  25 

Unb  faum  bcfanftigtc  ber  v'pieropI)ant 

3)en  ungcbulbig  ©trcbenben.     „SSag  't)ah'  id^, 

SSenn  id^  nicfit  alleg  \)ahc?"  fprad^  ber  ^unQltng. 

„®ibt*6  ctlDa  f)ier  ein  SBcniger  unb  9Wel^r? 

3ft  beine  SSai)rf)cit  iDte  ber  ©inne  ©liicf  "T^       10 

9^ur  eine  ©umme,  bie  mon  grower,  fleiner 

33c[i^en  fann  unb  immer  bod^  beft^t? 

3ft  fie  nic^t  eine  ein^'ge,  ungetetltc? 

9limm  Stnen  2^on  qu6  etner  harmonic, 

9?imm  Sine  ^arbe  quS  bem  9?egcnbo0cn,  15 

Unb  alle^,  njag  bir  bleibt,  ift  nid^tg,  folong' 

3)a«  fc^one  Silt  ber  3:6ne  fel^It  unb  garben." 

3nbem  fie  einft  fo  fprac^en,  ftanben  fie       ^^-^'^ 

3n  einer  cinfamen  9?otonbe  ftill,  X 

SSo  ein  DcrfcOIeiert  59il^  Don  ^^iefengro^e  20 

3)em  bungling  in  bie  5lugen  fiel.    33ern)unbert 

53Ii(ft  er  'i^txi  ^iifirer  an  unb  fpric^t:    „SSa^  ift'^/  -   [ 

;Da«  l^inter  biefem  ©d^Ieier  fid^  berbirgt?" —  '-''^--'--^ 

„!Die  SSafir^eit",  ift  bie  STntiDort.  —  „2Bie?"  ruft  iener, 

,^0.^  SSaf)r^eit  ftreb'  id^  ja  altein,  unb  biefe  25 

©erabe  ift  e^,  bie  man  mir  berliuHt?" 

„!Da§  mad^e  mit  ber  ®ottf)eit  aug",  berfe^t 

;Der  §ieropf)ant.    „.^ein  ©terblid^er,  fagt  fie,      t^^^.r,- 

9?udft  biefen  ©c^Ieier,  big  ic^  felbft  if)n  f)ebe.  ""    j 

Unb  trer  mit  un^etpeibter.  fc^ulb'ger  ^anb       ^•-'■■^"--'-^''30 

!J)en  f)eiligcn,  berbotnen  friitier  \)thi, 

!Der,  fpric^t  bie  ®ottI)eit"  —  „9lun?"  —  „®er  f  i  c  f)  t 

bie  SSatirfieit." 
„(Sin  feltfamer  Orafelftjnidf)!  ^u  felbft,  ^s- ^__ 

Du  btitteft  alfo  niemate  it)n  gcfjioben?" 


26  A  BOOK  OF   GERMAN   LYRICS 

35      „3ci^?  —  SSa^rlid^  nid^t!   Unb  irar  and)  nie  baju 

33erfuc^t."  —  „3)ag  faff  id)  nic^t.    SSenn  Don  ber  2Baf|rf)eit 
?Jur  biefe  biinne  ©c^eibeloanb  mtc^  trennte"  — 
„Unb  ein  ®e[e^",  fatit  il^m  [etn  giilircr  ein, 
„@eh)ic^ti0er,  mein  ©of)n,  alg  bu  eg  meinft, 

40     3ft  biefer  biinne  ^^lor  —  flir  beine  ^anb  tll-. 

3rt)ar  leid^t^  bod)  ^entnerfc^toer  fiir  bein  ®eh)if[en."    ^^■ 


S)er  ^iiitgling  gtng  gebanfenftoK  nad)  §au[e; 

Qf)m  vauht  beg  SSiffeng  brennenbe  S3egter 
^-^     !5)en  <Bd)laf,  er  matjt  fic^  gliifienb  auf  bem  ?agcr 
45      Unb  rafft  ftd^  auf  urn  93?ittema(^t.    ^um  k^empel 
i^ii^rt  unfretlDittig  ifin  ber  [d|eue  j^ritt. 

?eid^t  marb  eg  ilim,  bte  9}?auer  ju  erftetgcn, 

Unb  mitten  in  ba§  ^nnre  ber  9?otonbe 


~f~ 


'■-!     .^-.lZ 


2:ragt  ein  be^erjter  ©pnrng  ben  SSagenben.  ■i-.y^ 


/ 


5°     §ier  ftel^t  er  nun,  unb  grauenDoII  umfangt 

T)tn  (Sinfamen  bie  lebenlofe  ©tille, 

^k  nur  ber  2:ritte  fiol^Ier  SBiberliall   " 

3n  ben  gel^eimen  ©ruften  unterbric^t,         :■■'■   ■  '^if' 

53on  oben  burd^  ber  Puppet  Offnung  toirft  yf^ 

55      ;Der  9}?onb  ben  bleid^en,  fitberblauen  ©d^ein, 

Unb  furc^tbar  tvk  ein  gegentoart'ger  @ott 

(grglanjt  burd^  beg  ©emolbeg  f^infterniffe 

3fn  il^rem  langen  <Sd^leier  bie  ©eftalt. 

(Sr  tritt  l^inan  mit  ungetoiffem  ©d^ritt; 
60      ©d^on  toiti  bie  fred^e  ^anb  bag  ^eilige  berilfiren, 
3)a  iudt  eg  l^eife  unb  fVd)l  bmd)  [ein  ©ebein 
Unb  ftofet  il^n  toeg  mit  unfid^tbarem  Slrmc. 
Ungliidlic^er,  mag  n^itlft  bu  tun?    @o  ruft 
3n  feinem  3tinern  eine  treue  ©timme. 


/  '  SCHILLER  27 

2Ser[ucf)cn  ben  HIIfieiliQen  toiflft  bu?  65 

^ein  ©terbltc^er,  jprad)  beg  Qmfelg  2)^unb 

dlMt  bicfcn  ©djieier,  big  ic^  felbft  if)n  f)ebe. 

3)oc^,  fe^te  nic^t  berfelbe  SOZunb  I)ingu: 

SSer  biefen  ®d}Ieier  {)ebt,  foil  SSaf)rI)eit  fd;auen? 

„(Sei  l)intec  it)m,  toag  h)ill!    3ci^  f)eb'  if)n  auf."  70 

(Sr  ruft'g  mit  tauter  @timm\    „3ci^  h)in  fie  fd^auen." 

©c^auen!  ,. 

@etlt  if)m  ein  longer  (Sd^o  fpottenb  nad^.        ^  '-• 

(gr  [pridit'ei  unb  'i)at  ben  ©d)Icier  oufgebccft. 

jj^f^un",  fragt  if)r,  „unb  n)ag  geigte  fid)  i{)m  t)ier?"  75 

3c^  it)eife  eg  nidjt.    iBefinnungglog  unb  bleid^ 

©0  fanbcn  if)n  am  anbern  2:ag  bic  ^defter 

5Im  t^ufegcfterr  ber  3fig  auggcftre(ft> 

SSag  er  allba  gefef)en  unb  erfaf)ren, 

§at  feinc  3unge  nie  befannt.    Sluf  etoig  80 

SSar  feineg  ?ebeng  ^eiterfeit  baf)in, 

3f)n  rife  ein  tiefer  ®ram  gum  fruf)cn  ©rabe. 

„2Bcf)'  bent",  bieg  iuar  fein  tDarnungSbotleg  SSort, 

SSenn  ungeftiime  i^rager  tn  if)n  brangen, 

„SSeI)'  bem,  ber  ju  ber  SSat)rf)cit  get)t  burd)  ©c^ulb,        85 

®ie  h)irb  il^m  nimmermel^r  erfrculic^  fein!" 


30.  ^ic  Scrc^cn 

SBeld^  cin  ©c^lDtrren,  njelc^  etn  %Ivlq? 
©ei  h3it(fommen,  Serd^enpg! 
^ene  ftrcift  ber  SSiefe  ©aum, 
3)iefe  raufd^et  burc^  ben  ^aum. 

9}?ond^e  fd^lDtngt  ftd^  fitmmelon, 
J^^aud^senb  auf  ber  lid^teii  33af)n; 
_r  (Sine^  boK  bon  Stebe^tuft, 
i^Iattert  I)ier  in  meiner  53nift. 

21.  2)c^  tnobcn  JBcrgltcb 

3(^  bin  bom  53erG  ber  ^irtenfnab^ 
®ef)'  auf  bie  ©d^Ioffer  qH  fjerab; 
3)ie  ©onne  ftraf)lt  am  erftcn  f)ier, 
5lm  long  [ten  toeilet  fie  bei  mir; 
3d^  bin  ber  fnab'  bom  S8erge! 

§icr  ift  beg  ©tromeg  a)hitterf)aug, 
Q^  trinf  il^n  frifd^  bom  ©tein  l^eraug; 
(Sr  brauft  bom  ^zU  in  n)ilbem  ?auf, 
3c^  fang'  it)n  mit  ben  2lrmen  auf; 
^d)  bin  ber  ^nab*  bom  SSerge! 
28 


UHLAND  29 

T)tv  S3erg,  her  ift  mcin  (Sigentum, 

®a  jief)n  bie  ©tiimic  ring^  I)crum; 

Unb  f)eulcn  fie  Don  5iorb  unb  ©lib, 

©0  iibcrfdjattt  [ie  bod)  mein  Sieb: 

3rf)  bin  ber  ^nab*  bom  S3erge!  is 

©inb  53U^  unb  3)onner  untcr  mir, 

©0  [tet)*  id)  f)od)  im  53Iaucn  t)ier; 

3d)  fenne  [ic  unb  rufe  ju: 

?afet  meine^  93atcr^  ^an§  in  9?ut)'! 

3d)  bin  ber  ^nab'  bom  53crgc!  20 

Unb  n>ann  bie  ©turmglod'  einft  erfc^allt, 

9}Jnnc^  <5euer  auf  ben  Bergen  voallt, 

S)ann  fteig'  id)  niebcr,  tret'  in^  ©lieb 

Unb  fd)n)ing'  mein  ©c^mert  unb  fing'  mein  Sieb: 

3(^  bin  ber  ^nab'  bom  S3erge!  25 

23.  Srfiafcrg  Sonntag^Ucb 

®ag  ift  ber  Xag  beg  ^errn! 
3d)  bin  atlein  auf  h)eiter  glur; 
9?od)  e  i  n  e  SD^orgenglode  nur, 
?^un  ©title  naf)  unb  fern. 

5lnbetenb  fnie'  i^  {)ier.  .  S 

£)  fiifeeg  ®raun,  getieimeS  SSct)n, 
3llg  fnieten  bicle  ungefet)n 
Unb  beteten  mit  mir! 

T)tv  §immet  na^  unb  fern, 

(gr  ift  fo  tlar  unb  feierlid),  10 

©0  ganj,  aU  luottt'  er  offnen  fid^. 

S)a6  ift  ber  Xao,  beg  ^errn! 


30  A  BOOK  OF  GERMAN  LYRICS 


33.  2)ic  ta^jcffc 

!Droben  ftefiet  ble  ^apelte, 
©c^auet  [till  ing  Xa\  'i)mah, 
S)ninten  ftngt  bei  3Sicf  unb  Ouette 
i^rob  unb  f)ell  ber  ^irtenfnab'. 

2::raurig  tont  bag  ©lodlein  nieber, 
©c^auerlid^  ber  2dd)md)ov; 
©tllte  [inb  bie  frozen  Sieber, 
Unb  ber  ^nabe  laufc^t  empor. 

JDroben  brlngt  man  fie  ju  ©rabe, 
S)ie  fic^  freuten  in  bem  STal; 
^irtenfnabe,  ^irtenfnabe! 
S)ir  auc^  fingt  man  bort  einmal. 


34.  SJlorgcnlicb 

9lo($  abnt  man  faum  ber  ©onne  Sid^t, 
Sflod)  [inb  bie  9J?orgengIo(fen  nic^t 
^m  [in[tern  Xal  erflungen. 

SBic  [tia  be«  SSalbeg  n)eiter  9?aum! 
3)ie  33ogIein  sn)it[d^ern  nur  im  3;:raum, 
^ein  ©ang  bot  [ic^  er[c^n)ungen. 

^<i)  bab'  mid^  Iang[t  ing  i^elb  gemacbt 
Unb  ^abt  [ebon  bieg  ?icb  erbacbt 
Unb  ^ab*  eg  laut  Qe[ungen. 


UHLAND  31 

2)ic  Unben  Siifte  ftnb  erluac^t, 

©ie  faufein  unb  toeben  3:ag  unb  5^ad^t, 

©ie  fc^affen  an  alien  (Snben. 

O  frifc^er  3)uft,  0  neuer  ^lang! 

9?un,  arme^  ^erje,  fet  nicfit  bang! 

9lun  nmfe  ftc^  alteg,  alle^  h3enben. 

3)te  3SeIt  iBtrb  fdjoner  mlt  jebem  ^tag, 
9}?an  ntei^  ntd)t,  toa^  nod)  tDcrben  mag, 
®ag  ^liifien  ft)!!!  ntd}t  enben. 
(g§  bliifit  ba^  fernfte,  tieffte  2:al; 
5?un,  arnteg  ^erj,  bergife  ber  Cual! 
9?un  mufe  [ic^  alleg,  alte^  irenben. 


26.  2o6  be^  fJriiHtngg 

©aatengriiii,  ^eilc^enbuftTx 
?erc^enn)irbel,  5lmfelfd^lag, 
©onnenregen,  Iinbe  Suft! 

SSenn  id^  folc^e  SSorte  finge, 
i8rauc^t  e^  bann  noc^  aro^er  .Swinge, 
S)ici^  3U  pretfen,  griif)Iing§tag? 


37.   2)a^  SdjltJert 

3ur  ©c^miebe  gtng  ein  junger  ^elb, 
@r  l^att'  ein  gute^  ©c^lDert  beftellt; 
!l)oc^  al6  er'§  h)og  in  freier  §anb, 
3)ag  ©c^njert  er  Diel  gu  fc^lrer  erfanb. 


32  A  BOOK  OF  GERMAN  LYRICS 

3)cr  attc  ©d^mieb  ben  ^art  ftc^  [treid^t: 
„!Dag  ©d^mert  ift  nid^t  gu  fd^mer  nod^  leid^t, 
3u  fd^mad^  ift  (Suer  2lrm,  td^  mein'; 
2)oc^  morgen  foH  gel^olfen  fein." 

„5?etn,  l^eut,  bei  otter  9?itter[d^aft! 
3)urd^  metne,  nid^t  burd^  ^^euerg  ^raft." 
;Der  bungling  fprid^t'g,  i^n  ^xa\t  burc^bringt, 
3)ag  ©c^hjcrt  er  l^od^  in  Siiften  [c^mingt. 


38,  2)tc  JRof^c 

!Der  ^ned^t  l^at  erftod^en  ben  ebein  §errn, 
2)er  ^nec^t  n)ar'  felber  ein  9?ttter  gem, 

(gr  'i)at  i^n  erftod^en  im  bunfein  ^atn 
Unb  ben  Seib  berfenfet  tm  ttefen  di^tin. 

^at  angeteget  bte  9?iiftung  blanf, 

2luf  beg  ^erren  9?o6  [tc^  gefc^loungen  fronf. 

Unb  aU  er  fprengen  mitt  iiber  bie  33rit(f^ 
3)a  ftu^et  ha^  9?o§  unb  baumt  fi(^  suriidf. 

Unb  al€  er  bie  giitbnen  ©poren  if)m  gab, 
!Da  fc^Icubert'g  il^n  n^ilb  in  ben  ©trom  Ijinah. 

Tilt  ?(rnt,  mit  %u^  er  rubert  unb  ringt, 
3)er  [cfiiDere  "ipanser  t{)n  nieberjh)ingt. 


UHLAND  33 

J.  -  ■'  y-  <■■  ^ 
29.  %tt  SaSirtin  2;ot^terIctn 

@g  jogen  brei  53urfd^e  h)of)I  iiber  ben  W^m., 
53ei  einer  ^^rau  SSirtin,  bo  fef)rten  fie  ein: 

„^^mu  SSirtin,  f)at  ©ie  gut  iSier  unb  SSein? 
SSo  t)at  ©ie  3f)r  f(^6ne«  Jod^terlein?" 

„2)?eiTi  ^ier  unb  SSein  ift  frifd^  unb  flar.  s 

9J?ein  Jo(|terIein  Itegt  auf  ber  S:oten6Qt)r\"    ^,,  , 

Unb  ate  fte  traten  gur  hammer  fitnein, 
!Da  lag  fie  in  einem  fc^toaqen  ©d^rein. 

!©er  erfte,  ber  fd^lug  ben  ©d^Ieier  ^uriid 

Unb  fc^aute  fie  on  mit  trourigem  ^lid:  lo 

„5lc^,  lebteft  bu  noc^,  bu  fd^one  9}?oib! 
3d^  toiirbe  bid^  lieben  Don  biefer  <3ett." 

!^er  3h)eite  bedfte  ben  ©c^Ieier  gu 
Unb  fel^rte  fic^  ob  unb  toeinte  bop: 

„Sld^,  ba§  bu  liegft  ouf  ber  2:otenbof)r^!  is 

3(^  f)ob'  bi(^  geliebet  fo  mon(^e«  3ot)r." 

!5)er  britte  l^ub  il^n  n)ieber  fogleid^ 
Unb  fiifete  fie  on  ben  aJJunb  fo  bleid^: 

„!Dic^  liebt'  id^  tmnter,  bid^  lieb'  id^  nod^  l^eut 

Unb  iDerbe  bic^  lieben  in  (Smigfeit."  ac 


34 


A  BOOK  OF  GERMAN  LYRICS 

:y 

v^'  *     30.  ^cr  gutc  ^amcrab 

3d^  l^att^  etnen  ^ameraben, 

(ginen  fieffenx  finbft  bu  nit. 

®ie  2:rommeI  fi^Iug  gum  ©treitc. 

@r  ging  an  meiner  @eite 

3:n  gteic^em  ©c^ritt  unb  Stritt, 

@ine  J?ugel  fam  geflogen; 
®ilt'^  mir  ober  gilt  eg  bir? 
^I^n  l^at  e6  meggeriffen, 
(Sr  liegt  mir  bor  ben  j^iifeen, 
lo  5llg  luar'g  ein  ©tiicE  don  mir. 

SSilt  mir  bie  §anb  nod^  reid^en,  j^^'^^^ 

g)erjgeil  ic^  eben  lab':  o^u^.  '^tia*^ 

„i?'ann  bir  bie  ^anb  nid^t  geben;  uytOit 

53teib  bu  im  efti'gen  Seben 
"L^  SJJein  guter  ^amerab!" 


.  ■    -  -^^ 

'^^  31.  S;atffcfcr         "'''-J- 

<:       S'Jormannenfierjog  SBill^elm  Ipr^  einmal: 

„SSer  finget  in  meinem  ^of  imb  in  meinem  @aoI? 
SSer  finget  dom  9}?orgen  bi6  in  bie  fpote  9lad^t 
©0  lieblic^,  bafe  mir  ba§  §erg  im  ?eibe  lad^t?" 

5  „T>ag  ift  ber  StaiHefer,  ber  fo  gernc  fingt  i 

^  3ni  €>ofC/  h)enn  er  bag  9?ab  am  SBrunnen  fd^n)ingt,     *-  {juI/^ 

(^  3m  ©aale,  tnann  er  bag  i^euej  fc6iiret  unb  fad^t, 

^Xlc-   SSann  er  abenbg  fic^  Icgt  unb  ttiann  er  morgeng  eriuad^t." 

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UHLAND  35 

;t)er  ^erjoQ  \pxa^:  „S<i)  f)ab'  einen  guten  fnec^t.    -^ 

;Dcn  3::aillefer;  bcr  bienet  mir  fromm  unb  recQt,  ^  lo 

(gr  trcibt  mein  9?ab  unb  jc^iiret  mein  geuer  gut 

Unb  finget  fo  f)elt;  bag  f)of)et  mir  ben  9Jhit."  ■  /,/ 

®a  fprac^  ber  J^aiHefcr:  „Uub  inar*  ic^  frei,  .•     a  *        -^ 

35icl  beffcr  JpoIIt'  ic^  bienen  unb   fingcn  babei.    ^^^"^     "^^^^"^ 
2Bic  iDoIlt'  ic^  bienen  bem  C>ci*SOS  ^ocf)  Sw  'iPferb!     '--^■'^''^5'^  -^-^-^^ 
©ie  tuollt'  ic^  fingen  unb  f linden  mit  ©c^itjtiunb  mit  ©d)n)ert  1 " 

9f^id)t  lange,  fo  ritt  ber  2;ailtefer  \vA  ©efilb 

5tuf  einem  f)of)en  *i|3[erbe  mit  ©d^ttiert  unb  mit  ®($ilb. 

3)eg  ^erjogg  Sd)nicfter  [rf)aute  t)om  STurm  in§  gelb-; 

©ie  fpracf):  „®ort  reitet,  bei  ®ott,  eiu  [tattlidjer  ^elb."       20 

Unb  aU  er  ritt  boriiber  an  ^^rauleing  3rurm, 
;Da  fang  er  balb  ft)ie  ein  Siiftlcin,  balb  tnie  ein  ©turm. 
©ie  fprod):  „Xtv  ftnget,  ha§  ift  einc  t)errlic^e  Suft;  ,^<'--^-^--'- 
(Sg  jittert  ber  2;urm,  unb  eg  gittert  mein  ^er^  in  ber  53ruft." 

2)er  §ersog  3Sitf)etm  fuf)r  h)of)l  liber  bag  9}?eer,  25 

(Sr  fu]()r  nac^  ^ngetlanb  mit  gen)altigem  §eer.  , —  ^    ^^ 

Sr  fprang  bom  ®d)iffe,  ha  fiel  er  anf  M^  -fS^irih^;  \  yf\^ 

„§ei/'  rief  er,  „ic^  faff  unb  ergreife  bid;,  gngeHanb!"  ffc^M^^y 

Sllg  nun  bag  9^ormannenl^eer  gum  ©turme  fdiritt, 
S)er  eble  STaidefer  dor  ben  ^ergog  ritt:  30 

„9}Zand)  ^abrtein  f)ab'  ic^  gefungen  unb  ^euer  gefd)lirt, 
9}Janc^  ^al^rlein  gefungen  unb  ®<i^n)ert  unb  Sange  geru|rt. 

„Unb  f)ab'  ic^  Suc^  gebient  unb  gefungen  ju  ^Tanf,        ^<^' 
3uerft  alg  ein  ^ned)t  unb  bann  alg  ein  9iitter  franf, 


36  A  BOOK  OF  GERMAN  LYRICS 

35  ©0  la&t  mid^  ba^  entgelten  am  fieutigen  XaQ, 
95ergbnnet  mir  auf  bie  }^dnbt  ben  erften  ©c^Iog!" 

3)er  XailU\tv  ritt  Dor  attem  9^ormannenf)eer 
5Iuf  elnem  I)of)cn  "ipferbe  mit  ©c^mert  unb  mit  ©peer; 
(Sr  [ang  fo  f)errlid^,  bag  flang  iiber  ^afting^felb; 
40  58on  JRoIanb  fang  er  unb  manc^em  frommen  ^elb. 

^       ,.   Vtnh  aU  ba^  dlolanb^lkb  toie  ein  ©turm  crfdfiotl, 
\l^   ^  "^'^  iDaltete  manc^  '^^anier,  nuind^  ^erje  fd^ttiott, 
\r^       T)a  brannten  9?itter  unb  9}?ann?Won  f)o{)cm  SDZut; 
®er  2^ailtefer  fang  unb  fc^iirte  bog  i^euer  gut. 

45  3)ann4prengt'  er  l^inein  unb  fuf)rte  ben  erften  ®to^, 
3)at)on  ein  englifc^cr  3?ttter  gur  @rbe  fd^o^; 
©ann  fc^n)ang  er  ba^  @d)h)ert  unb  fufirte  ben  erften  ©c^lag, 
S)adon  ein  engllfc^er  ^Hitter  am  33oben  lag. 

9?ormannen  fal^en'g,  bie  l^arrten  nid^t  atljulang, 
50  ®ie  bracken  herein  mit  @efc^ret  unb  mit  ©c^ilberflang. 
^ei,  faufenbe  'ipfeite,  flirrenber  ©d^lDerterfc^Iag! 
Sig  §aratb  fiel  unb  fein  tro^t^eg,j,^eer  erlag. 

^tvm  SBilf)eIm  ftedte  fein  banner  aufg  btutigc  ^^elb, 
j^  ^nmitten  ber  Xoteu  fpannt'  er  fein  ©ejett;     -W;Jc  , 

4^      55  ®a  fa|  er  am  '^t)Ie,  ben  golbnen  Wed  in  ber  §anb,  <A>"' 

5luf  bem  ^auptc  bie  ^bniggfrone  toon  (Sngellanb:  "^ 

„9Wein  tapfrer  Xaittefcr,  tomm!  trinf  mir  33ef(^eib! 
!Du  baft  mir  biel  gefungen  in  ^le^  unb  in  Seib;  ^"'''''^-^ 
3)ocb  beut  im  §aftinggfctbe  bcin  ©ang  unb  bein  ^lang, 
60  :j)er  tonet  mir  in  ben  Oi)ren  mein  Seben  lang." 


UHLAND 


32.  2)c^  ©angers  ^lutti 


^ 


;«^-t. 


(Sg  ftanb  in  alten  ^eiten  ein  ©c^Iofe,  fo  f)oc^  unb  I)el)r, 

SSeit  glttn^t  e^  iibcrbte^  ^anbe  bi^  an  ba^  blaue  9J?eer, 

Unb  ringg  Don  Mft^gen  ©ttrtcn  ein  bliitenreicbcr  ^ranj,**"^'^   »  / 

!Drin  fpranaen  frifd^e  S3ninnen  in  9?eQenboeenaIan5r     ~~    i'V^.^ 

S)ort  fafe  ein  ftot^cr  ^onig,  an  ?anb  unb  ©iegen  reic^,         S 

(Sr  fafe  auf  fcinem  3:f)ronc  fo  [iTtjtcr''unb  fo  bleid);  '-^^y>«'«' 

3)enn  rtag  er  finnt,  ift  ©c^rccfen,  unb  toa^  er  blidt,  ift  SBut, 

Unb  iDaS  er  fprirfit,  ift  ®ei^el,  unb  lua^  er  fd^reibt,  ift  S3Iut. 

(Sinft  3og  na(^  biefem  ©chloffe  ein  eblcg  ©angcrpaar, 

!Der  ein'  in  golbnen  ^ocfenf  ber  anbre  grgu  Don  .^laar;         lo 

!Der  Sllte  mit  ber  §arfe,  ber  fafe  auf  fd^mucfem  9iofe, 

(Sg  fc^ritt  if)m  frifcf)  jur  ©eite  ber  bliil^enbe  ©enofe. 

;Der  Sllte  fprad^  jum  ^ungen:  „?^un  fei  berett,  mein  ©ol^n! 
2)enf  unfrer  tiefften  Sieber,  ftimm  an  ben  bottften  3:on! 
^imm  alle  ^raft  jufammen,  bie  ![?uft  unb  auc^  ben  ©d^merj!  is 
@g  gilt  ung  |eut,  ju  riifiren  be6  ^onigg  fteinern  ^er^." 

©c^on  fte^n  t)ie  betben  ©anger  im  f)ot)en  ©iiulenfaal, 
Unb  auf  bem  3:;brone  fifeen  ber.  .f  onig  unb  fein  @enial)l, 
3}er  '.flonig  furc^tbar  prft^ftg  Toxt  blut'ger  9lorbIic^tfc^ein, 
2)ie  5l6nigin  fiife  unb  milbe,  al^  blicfte  53oIImonb  brein.      20 

!Da  feeing  ber  ®rei«  bie  ©aiten,  er  feeing  fie  iDunberbott, 
^  !Da6  reic^er,  immer  reicfier  ber  ^lang  pm  Ol^re  fc^molt; 
^nn  ftromte  tiimmlifc^  f^elle  beg  3iirtgling6  ©timme  dor, 
3)eg  2llten  ©ang  bajmifc^en  mie  bumpfer  ©eifterc^or. 


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38  A  BOOK  OF   GERMAN   LYRICS 

25  ®ie  fingen  toon  ^nj  unb  Siebe,  bon  Jd'Qtv  golbncr  B^it, 
55on  greii)eit,  SD^cinnermiirbe,  t)on  2:reu'  unb  ^eiligfeit, 
©ie  fingen  toon  allem  ©iifeen,  tt)ag  aJJenic^enbruft  bur#ebt, 
@ie  ftngen  don  allem  §oI)en,  iDog  HJJenfdieniiers  er^iebt. 

.    .  2)ie  ^oflinflgfjortm^i^reife  berlernet  jeben  ©pott, 

^^"^^^30  ©eg  J?onigg  fp^^Orieger,  fie  beugen  fic^  bor  @ott; 
S)te  J!onigin,  jerfloffen  in  S33el)mut  unb  in  ?u[t, 
©ie  iDirft  ben  ©angem  nieber  bie  ^ofe  bon  il)rer  S3nift. 

„S^v  i)aU  mein  S3oIf  derfiifiret;  toerlodft  if)r  nun  mein  SBeib?" 
®er  Jlonig  fd^reit  eg  toiitenb,  er  bebt  am  ganjen  Seib; 
35  @r  hjirft  fein  ©c^tuert,  ba§  bli^enb  beg  ^iinglingg  53ni[t 
burd^bringt, 
■^  ,    3)raug  ftatt  ber  golbnen  Nieber  ein  S3Iutftrat)I  f)oc^  auffpringt. 

Unb  n)ie  Dom  ©turrn  jerftoben  i[t  all  ber  ^orer  ©d^hKirm. 
IDer  ^itngling  f)at  Derroc^ett  in  feineS  2)?eifterg  Sinn; 
2)er  fcfilcigt  urn  il)n  ben  3)?antel  unb  fe^t  il)n  auf  ba^  9?ofe, 
40  (Sr  binb't  il)n  aufred^t  fe[te,  berlcifet  mit  il)m  bag  ©rfilofe. 

!X)o(^  Dor  bem  l)ol)en  2^ore,  ba  l)alt  ber  ©angergreig, 

!Da  fafet  er  [eine  ^arfe,  fie,  aller  ^arfen  "ipreig, 

5ln  einer  9)?armorfaule,  ba  l)at  er  [ie  gerfc^ellt; 

:j)ann  ruft  er,  ha^  eg  fc^aurig  buri^  ©c^lofe  unb  ©cirten  geHt: 

45  „SSel^  euc^,  it)r  ftoljen  fallen!    9^ie  tone  fiifeer  ^lang    rvi^v| 
3)urc^  eure  D^iiume  h)ieber,  nie  ©aite  nod^  ®e[ang, 
^f^ein,  ©eufser  nur  unb  (^Loon^^nb  fc^euer  ©flabenfc^ritt, 
53lg  euc^  ju  ©c^utt  unb  a)?ober  ber  9?acOegeift  jertritt! 

„3Sel)  euc^,  il)r  buff  gen  (Garten  im  t)olben  SO^aienlic^t!  ^^ 
50  @uc^  jeig'  icf)  biefeg  2:o^en  entftellteg  Slngefid^t,  \ 


T)a^  ii)v  barob  berborret,  ba^  jeber  Quell  berftegt, 
SDofe  il)r  in  filnffgeii  Xag^m  fterfteint,  deri^et  liegt. 

„S[Be]^  bir,  derrud)ter  9}?orber!  bu  f^^uc^  beg  ©cingertumg! 
,^  Umfonft  fet  alt  bein  Dxingen'nad)  £ransen  blufgen  9?ul)mgl 
3)ein  S^ame  fei  toergefien,  in  em'ge  ^ac^t  getauc^t,  55 

©ei  ft)ie  ein  le^teg  ^oAeln  in  leere  iSuft  berbaucfit!" 

:Der  Witt  f)at'g  genifen,  ber  ^immel  f)at'g  Qet)ort, 
S)ie  SWauem  liegen  nieber,  bi^  fallen  finb  jerftort:    .^.jl-.Sg^ 
9^od^  e  i  n  e  f)oI)e  ©ante  geugt  Don  Serfc^tounbner  "ipradpt; 
5luc^  biefe,  fd^on  afborften,  fann  ftiirsen  iiber  ^a^i,  6o 

Unb  rtng«  [tatt  buff ger  ©arten  ein  obeg  ^ibelanb, 
^ein  53aum  Derftre^et  ©c^atten,  fein  Ouetl  burc^bringt  ben 
.-;^a  ©anb,      '^^^'^ 
iDeg  ^onigg  9^amen  melbet  fein  Sieb,  fein  ^elbenbuc^; 
S3er[unfen  unb  Dergeffen!  ha^  ift  beg  ©angerg  glucli. 


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3o[ep(?  von  €id?enborff 

33.  ^cr  fro^e  SSanber^mann 

SSem  ®ott  iDiIt  recite  ®un[t  ermeifen, 

3)en  fd^idt  er  in  bie  toeite  SSelt; 

3)em  milt  er  [eine  SSunber  ioeifen 

3n  Serg  imb  SSalb  itnb  ©trom  unb  f^^Ib. 

S  3)ie  jTragen,  bie  gu  §aiife  liegen, 

(SrquicEet  nic^t  bag  SO^orgenrot; 
©ie  tt)l[[en  nur  Don  Jlinberh^iegen, 
S3on  ©orgen,  Saft  unb  5^ot  urn  S3rot. 

SDie  53ac^tein  don  ben  33ergen  fpringen, 
lo  !Die  Serd^en  fc^mirren  l^od^  Dor  Su[t, 

9Sag  [otlt'  ic^  nid^t  mit  if)nen  fingen 
5lug  doaer  tetiF  unb  frif(^er  33ruft? 

:X)en  lieben  ©ott  laff  id^  nur  tuatten; 
®er  33a(^lein,  ?erd)en,  SBalb  unb  gelb 
IS  Unb  (Srb'  unb  §immel  no'iU  er^dten, 

^at  auc^  mein'  ®ad^'  aufg  be[t'  befteltti 

34.  2)cr  Sagcr  ^fc^tcb 

SBer  l^at  bid^,  bu  fc^oner  SBalb, 
5lufgebaut  fo  t)Dc[)  ba  broben? 
40 


EICHENDORFF  4I 

SSoI)I  ben  ayjeifter  h)itl  id)  lobeit, 

©0  lang'  nod)  mein'  ©timm'  erf(^atlt. 

?ebc  ti3o{)I,  S 

Sebc  h)o{)I,  bu  fcOoner  SBalb! 

Xlcf  blc  SBelt  tieriDorren  fc^atlt, 

Obcn  cinfam  9icf)e  grafcn, 

Unb  iuir  jtc{)en  fort  unb  bkfen, 

S)afe  c^  tau[enbfad)  bert)ant:  lo 

?cbe  lt)of)I, 

?cbc  h)o{)I,  bu  fd^oner  SSalb! 

^Banner,  ber  fo  fut)Ie  iDattt! 

Unter  bctnen  Qruncn  SSogen 

^t>a[t  bu  treu  ung  aufcrjofjen,  •  is 

grommcr  ©agcn  5lu[entt)alf! 

Sebc  ft)o{)I, 

?cbe  Ujot)!,  bu  fd^oner  SSalb! 

SSag  tuir  ftttt  gclobt  im  SSalb, 

SBoIIen'^  braufeen  el^rlic^  tialten,  20 

(Smig  bleiben  treu  bie  5llten: 

®eut[d^  "iPamer,  ba^  rau[d}enb  n^atlt, 

?ebe  raof)I! 

©c^irm  bi(^  @ott,  bu  fc^oner  SSalb! 


35.   ^am^ 

3c^  ftefie  in  SSalbegf (fatten 

SCBle  an  be«  Sebeng  ^anb, 

!Dic  Scinbcr  trip  bcimmerrtbe  2)?atten, 

!Der  ©trom  toie  ein  [ilbern  33anb. 


42         •  A  BOOK  OF   GERMAN   LYRICS 

S3on  fern  nur  fc^Iagen  bie  ©lodfen 
iiber  bie  SBcilber  fierein, 
©in  dlt^  f)ebt  ben  ^opf  erfc^rocfen 
Unb  [d^Iunxmert  gleic^  toieber  ein. 

;Der  SBalb  aber  riil^ret  bie  SBipfel   " 
3m  2^raum  bon  ber  i^^tfentDonb. 
3)enn  ber  §err  gel^t  iiber  bie  ©ipfel 
Unb  fegnet  bag  ftiEe  Sanb. 


36.  IJru^Itng^bttmmcrung 

^n  ber  [tillen  '^Prac^t, 

^n  alien  frifc^en  33u[d^en  unb  ^ciumen 

^^tiiftert'g  toie  Xraumen 

S)ie  ganje  9lac^t 
S  2)enn  iiber  ben  monbbeglctnaten  Sanbem 

9}Jit  langen  lueifeen  ©eloanbern 

3ief)en  bie  fc^lanfen 

SSoIfenfrau'n  toie  gefieime  ©ebanfen, 

©enben  bon  ben  gelfentoanben 
lo  ^inab  bie  be^enben 

griif)Iinggge[erien,  bie  {)eHen  iSSalbquetten, 

3)ie'g  unten  befteden 

3ln  bie  buft'gen  2:iefen, 

©ie  gerne  noc^  fd^liefen. 
IS  ^'Jun  njiegen  unb  neigen  in  at)nenbem  ©d^lueigen 

©ic^  atle  [o  eigen 

SD^it  t^ren  unb  3^eigen, 

(gradf)Ien'6  ben  SSinben, 

!Die  burc^  bie  bliifeenben  2inben 


EICHENDORFF  43 

33oriiber  ben  grafenben  dtt\)m  20 

©aufelnb  iiber  bie  ©een  9et)en, 

Safe  bie  5^ijen  Derfd^Iafen  auftauc^en 

Unb  fragen,  ^^^_^.    .-i-^^^-^^ 

SBag  [ie  fo  lieblic^  t)auc^en  — 

SBer  mag  eg  m^l  fagen?  2s 


37.  (Stfc 

S3Ielb  bei  un^!  iDir  f)aben  ben  2^ansplan  im  2;al 
S3ebedt  mit  9)Jonbe€gIanje, 
3o^annegn)urmc^en  erleuc^ten  ben  <Saal, 
;i)ie  §)eimc^en  fpielen  jum  ^^anje. 

3)le  greube,  bag  fc^one  Iel(^tgl(iubige  ^tnb, 
©g  tDiegt  fic^  in  §Ibenbn)inben: 
2Bo  ©ilber  auf  Blueigen  unb  S3ufc^en  rinnt, 
2)a  h)irft  bu  bie  [c^onfte  finben! 


38.  menbtanbf(^aft 

®er  ^trt  blcift  feine  SBeife, 
33on  fern  ein  ©d^ufe  noc^  fattt, 
®ie  SSalber  raufc^en  leife 
Unb  ©trbme  tief  im  gelb. 

5^ur  l^inter  jenem  ^iiget 
5^0(^  fpiett  ber  SlbenbfcOein  — 
O  {)cttf  icf),  ticitf  id)  glugel, 
3u  fliegen  ba  t)inetn! 


44  A  BOOK  OF   GEE  MAN   LYRICS 

39.  2)tc  ma^t 

S^od^t  ift  mie  etn  ftittcS  9}?ecr, 
Suft  unb  Seib  unb  iStebegflagen 
^ommen  [o  toermorren  l)tv 
3n  bent  linben  SSetlenfc^Iagen. 

S  SBUnfd^c  lotc  btc  SSoIfen  ftnb, 

©c^iffen  burc^  bie  ftitlen  9?aumc, 
SBer  erfennt  im  tauen  SSinb, 
Ob's  ©ebanfen  ober  ^traume?  — 

©d^Itcfe'  tc^  nun  auc^  ^ers  unb  9}?unb, 
lo  S)ie  [o  gem  ben  ©ternen  flagen: 

?ei[e  bod^  im  ^erjenSgrunb 
^leibt  bag  tinbe  SScIIenfc^Iagen. 


40.  (Sc^nfurfit 

(Ss  fd^tenen  [o  golben  bie  ©temc, 
5lm  i^enfter  ic^  einfam  [tanb 
Unb  f)orte  aug  meiter  i^erne 
(Sin  ^o[tf)orn  im  ftillen  Sanb. 
5  !Dq«  ^erg  mir  im  ?eib  entbrennte, 

!Da  ^ab*  id^  mir  Iieimlid^  gebad^t: 
5Id^,  h)er  ba  mitreifen  fonnte 
3fn  ber  prad^tigen  ©ommemad^t! 

3it)ei  iungc  ©efetfen  gingen 
xo  5Soriiber  am  ^erge§f)ang, 

3d^  borte  im  3Banbern  fie  fingcn 
S)ie  ftille  ©egenb  entlang: 


EICHENDORFF  45 

S3on  [d^minbelnben  i^elfeufd^tiiften, 

SSo  bic  S3oIber  raufdjen  fo  \ad)t, 

33on  Quetlen,  bie  toon  ben  ^liiften  ^5 

©ic^  [tiiqen  in  bie  SSalbe^nad^t. 

©tc  [angen  toon  9)?armorbilbem, 

S3on  ©artcn,  bie  iiberm  ®e[tein 

3n  bammernben  Sauben  berhjilbern, 

^alaften  im  9)?onben[c^ein,  20 

SBo  bie  9}?abc^en  am  ^^enfter  laufd^en, 

3Bann  bcr  tauten  ^lang  eritjac^t, 

Unb  bie  Srunncn  berfd^Iafen  raufc^en 

3n  ber  prctcOtigen  ©omtnernad^t. 


3n  einem  ful^Ien  ©ninbe 
!Da  gebt  ein  3)^iif)Ienrab, 
Tldn'  Siebfte  ift  t)er[c^rt)unben, 
SDie  bort  getoof)net  ^at 

©ie  f)Qt  mir  XvciC  berfprod^en, 
(^ah  mir  ein'n  3Jing  babei, 
©ie  ^at  bie  ^reu*  gebrod^en, 
9J?ein  9?inglein  fprang  entjnjei. 

^^  mod^f  alg  ©ptetmann  reifen 
SSeit  in  bie  SSelt  l^inaug, 
Unb  fingen  meine  SBeifen, 
Unb  ge{)n  t)on  ^aug  j^u  ^auS. 


46  A  BOOK  OF   GERMAN  LYRICS 

S<i)  mdc^t'  aU  9?eiter  fUeflen 
SSo^I  in  bie  blut'ge  ©d^lac^t,      yir^JitL 
IS  Urn  [tille  i^euer  liegen 

^m  gelb  bei  bunfler  9^a(^t.      • 

^or'  i<i)  ha^  9}iuf)Irab  gefien: 

^(i)  moc^t'  am  liebften  ftcrben, 
ao  S)a  iDar'g  auf  einmal  [titt. 


^  fjtiitic 


^m  Often  graut'g,  ber  9lebel  fatlt, 
2Ber  metfe,  loie  balb  ftc^'g  ruf)ret! 
!5)o(f)  [dottier  im  ©d^Iaf  noc^  ru{)t  bie  SSelt, 
33on  atlem  nic^tg  tierfpiiret. 

Sfluv  eine  friifie  Serene  fteigt, 

(Sg  I)at  if)r  iDag  getrciumet 

5?om  ?ic^te,  n)enn  noc^  otleg  fd^ftjeigt, 

3)a«  faum  bie  ^of)en  foumet. 


3j  91o4tg 

Q(S)  njanbre  burd^  bie  [title  3^ac^t, 

S>a  [c^Ieidfit  ber  9}?onb  fo  I)eimlic^  fad^t 

©ft  au«  ber  bunflen  SSoIfenl^iific, 

Unb  I)in  unb  f)er  im  2:al 

(Srroad^t  bie  '?Jac^tigatt, 

3)ann  n^ieber  atle^  grau  unb  [title. 


EICHENDORFF  47 

£)  iDunberbarer  9la(f)tQefang: 

33on  \tm  im  ?anb  ber  ©trome  ©ang, 

?ei^  ©c^auem  in  ben  bunflen  53aumen  — 

SSirrft  bie  ©ebanfen  mir,  lo 

9??ein  irre^  ©ingen  l^ier 

3ft  n)ie  ein  9?u[en  nur  au§  2;raumen. 


^ 


SDIonbnad^t 

(Sg  imr,  ate  t)att'  ber  §immel 

^k  gjb'e  ftfn  ^efii'fet, 

2)afe  [ie  im  53Iutenfd^tmmer 

33bn  i^m  nun  trciumen  miifet'.  ^ 

®ie  Suft  ging  burc^  bie  f^elber,  s 

®te  2i[t)ren  njoaten  fa^t, , 
@«  raufc^f^n  lei^  bie  S^Iber, 
©b  [ternfldr  toax  bte  9^ac^t. 

unb  metne  ®eele  fponnte 

S55eit  it)re  f^Iiigel  au^,  lo 

glog  burrf)  bie  ftillen  Sanbe, 

5lte  floge  fie  m^  §aug. 


^tkbvxdi  Hucfcrt 

5lug  ber  ^ugenbseit,  au«  ber  ^ugenb^eit 
^lingt  eln  Sieb  mir  immerbar; 
O  h)te  liegt  fo  melt,  o  h)ie  liegt  fo  todt, 
SSag  mein  etnft  tear! 

S         SB08  bie  ©d^toalbc  fang,  ioaS  bte  ©d^hjalbe  fang, 
3)te  ben  §erbft  unb  j^rubling  brtngt; 
£)b  bog  !Dorf  entlang,  ob  ba^  2)or[  entlang 
3)ag  iel^t  nod^  flingt? 

„SlIg  td^  Hbfd^ieb  nal^m,  aU  id)  Slbfd^teb  nof)m, 
10        SSaren  ^Iften  unb  f  aften  f(^n)er; 

2llg  td^  luteber  fam,  aU  i^  n)ieber  fam, 
SSar  alleg  leer." 

O  bu  ^tnbermunb,  0  bu  tlnbermunb, 
Unbetoufeter  SSet^bett  frot), 
IS         93ogeIfprac^efunb,  bogelfprac^efunb 
SBie  ©atomo! 

O  bu  §etmatflur,  0  bu  ^etmatflur, 
?a6  ju  beincm  I)ett'gen  9?aum 
SD^id^  noc^  einmal  nur,  mic^  nod^  einmd  nur 
20         (gntflielin  im  jtraum! 

48 


ruckert  49 

%U  ic§  2Ib[c^teb  nat)m,  al^  ic^  3lbfd)teb  nat)m, 
SBar  bte  SSett  tiiir  boll  fo  fel)r; 
51I«  i(^  mieber  fam,  al^  Id)  hjieber  tarn, 
SSar  alte^  leer. 

9Sof)I  bte  ^6)rva\ht  fef)rt,  h)ol)I  bte  ©d^toalbe  fet)rt,      25 

Unb  ber  leere  ^aften  \d))x>oU, 

3ft  ba^  §ers  geleert,  t[t  i>a^  §ers  geleert, 

SBtrb'g  nte  mcfjx  boll. 

feme  ©c^malbe  bringt,  feine  ©djlualbe  briitQt, 
S)tr  juriicf,  monad)  bu  loemft;  30 

;Doc^  bte  ©d)n)albe  fingt,  bod^  bie  ©d^rtalbe  fingt 
3m  !Dor[  Ibie  etn[t; 

„5lte  ic^  5lbfc^ieb  nat)m,  al«  ic^  5lbfc^ieb  m'i)m, 
3Saren  Ittftett  unb  Jlaften.  [corner; 
5lfe  ic^  iDteber  fam,  olg  id)  toieber  fam,  3S 

SSar  alle«  leer." 


746»  ^ic  ©renobierc 

9?ac^  ^xaxdxd^  jogen  jlDci  ©retiabier^, 

3)ie  n)arcn  in  9?iifelanb  gefangen. 

Unb  ate  fie  famen  ing  beutfd^e  Ouortier, 

©ie  liefeen  bie  ^opfe  fiangen.  .  I 

S         3)a  f)6rten  fie  beibe  bie  trourige  ^Sf :     /^^Lix     M^1*J 
!Dafe  i^ranfreid^  berloren  gegangen, 
53e[iegt  unb  ^erjc^tagen  ha^  grofee  $eer, — 
Unb  ber  ^aifer,  ber  ^aifer  gefangen. 

!5)a  loeinten  sufammen  bie  ©renabierVJjjJLL    ^2f*^^^  ^- 
lo         2Bot)I  of)  ber  fMid^en  funbe.        0^^^       ' 
^er  eine  fprac^:  SSie  toef)  toirb  mir, 
SSie  brennt  meine  alte  SSunbe! 

©er  anbre  fprod^:  S)a§  l^ieb  ift  au«, 
2luc^  id^  m6(^t'  mit  bir  fterben, 
IS         3)od^  l^ob'  ic^  SBeib  unb  ^inb  ^u  §au«, 
!Die  obne  mic^  berbodboL  ^uaaaA 

(       ^  /tc'  A#  t^^  ■■  -^  "^  ^ 

-\25r  ^"^^  ^^^^  "^^^  ^^^^'  ^'^^  ^^^^  "^^^  ^^"^' 

'^:t£./«^    3c^  trage  lueit  befereg  33£rlanaen;        ^-u^u^^  c^^n^t.^ 

Safe  fie  kiidn  gefin,  lt)enn  fie  ^ungrig  finb,  —      <b  €ti 

20         g)Jein  ^aifer,  mein  ^aifer  gefangen!  ^ 

so 


©etoa^r  mtr,  33ruber,  eine  ^itt*:  -^jjf^  ''f?^^'j$€^  j-^u.<iA.oiS 
SSenn  ic^  je^t  fterben  loerbe,  i       %   -  L-J 

©0  nimm  meine  iS^iJIig  narf)  granfreid^  mit,       '-'^  *., 
SSegrab  mid)  in  granfret(^g  (grbe.  /^e^cke^ayifU 

3)a§  g^rentas  om  roten  iBanb       c/^^^^  'tf  --^■^"'V*^ 

©ollft  bu  Qiifg  ^erj  mir  legen; 

!Die  iilintg  gib  mir  in  bie  §anb^  ^<^^^  >-'^^^ 

Unb  prt  mir  um>en^:©efien^_->  _^  ^;^4    ^^^^^  ^^^. 

©0  iuill  ic^  liegen  unb  l^ord^en  ftiti,  .-       ^      ^-a^J 

SSie  eine  ©cfiilbigorfi^  im  ©rabe,  ^f*^   "^*^    '3>  * 


1^   33i^  einft  i<i)  ^ore  j^anonenflebrlill     72^<«-n»-''^ 


,         ^ —     1-    ,^j    -, „-„, "-f — '^     v 

^r  Unb  toie^ernber  ^o[[e  (getmbe.     ;^%?fe^ 


!Dann  reitet  mein  J!ai[er  tno^l  iiber  mein  ©rab, 
33iel  ®if)n)erter  flirren  unb  bli^en; 
®ann  fteig'  ic^  getoaffnet  berbor  aug  bem  @rab, —      35 
2)en  l^aifer,  ben  ^aifer  ju  fc^ii^enl        /j^^.c50^ 


3^n  mein  gar  ju  bunfle^  Scben 


<^flf^e  emfTetnTufee^  ^ilb;  /VO  ^    '/ 

5^un  bag  fiifee  33ilb  ejt^^  ^^^^te^i^. 

-*^4  S3in  ic^  ganjltc^  nacbtumblillt.  .    "7  ^    ^^^Z 


"^^''^  SSenn  bte^.g'mber  ftnb  im  ©unfein 

tlommen  inr  ©ernut,  -"^ 


'"'^  ^    ~L-  irortM/i 


SSirb  beflommen  ibr  ^emilt,  -  I  crf-f^^^fL^'^je^ 
Unb  um  ibre  ^^ngft  su  bonnen.  C\LlLU^  ^ 
©ingen  fie  ein  touted  gieb.         \        jj^-'-^    ^^ 

WU4ML 


<:^^*va;U\ 


/i/vn^vK.  a 


5i  A  BOOK  OF  GERMAN  LVRIC& 

^<ij,  ein  totted  ^Inb,  \6)  [inge 
3fe|o  in  ber  !DunfeII)eit;  ^ 

Simgffe  ?ieb  auc^  ni(^t  erM^  "flj^^^^ 
^at'g  mid^  boc^  Don  5lngft  befreit. '"^ 


lO 


■i») 


\ 


^^  meife  nid6t,  mag  foil  e^  bebeutcn, 

3)afe  id6  jo  tm^rig  bin; 

(Sin  Wax6)tx\.  aug  alten  B^iten, 

3)a6  lommt  mir  md^t  dug  bent  ®mn*  . 

!5)ie  Ouft  tft  M^unb  eg  bunfelt,     ^'(J^'^'^^^ 
Unb  r^ig  fti'frter  9?f)ein;  \^ 

:X)er  ©{{fel  beg  Sergeg  funfelt  ^i^^^^^^J^ 
S'nt  5lbenbfonnen[c^ein. 

®ie  fc^onfte  3?ungfrau  fi^et 
S)ort  obenjpunb^erbof, 
3f^r~goIbneg  ©efc^me'^e  bR^'^r'' 
®ie  tammt  if)r  gotbeneg  §aar. 

®ie  fcimmt  eg  mit  gotbenem  ^amme, 

Unb  fingt  ein  ?teb  boM;       aJ:  ^^  .^<u^i  ^;, 

IS  !Dag  l^at  einc  tDunberfame, 

©emcitttge  SD^elobet. 

♦ 

!l)en  ©d^iffer  im  fleinen  ©d^iffe 
(^rgrcitt  eg  mit  milbem  SBebi:^^^'^ 


20 


(JrgrciTt  eg  mit  milbem  ^^^^^ 
@r  fc^aut  nid^t  bie  f^elfenfW/ ^ '  , -r 
(Sr  fd^aut  nur  binauf  in  bie  ^'6\)» 


Vo\A  -  r"^  ^ 


HEINE  S3 


3f(^  gtaube,  bie  SBellcn  Dcrfd^Iingcn      _i 
5lm  (Snbe  ©(^iffer  unb  taf)n;     .^hj-^!^ 
Unb  bag  f)at  mit  il)rem  ©Ingen 
SDie  Lorelei  gctan. 


^ 


49. 


!Du  btft  mtc  eine  33Iumc  ^  .  ^ 
®o  t)oIb  unb  fc^5n  unb  rem; 
3cfi  fAou'  bi(^  an,  unb  SSelWit 
jj^^  @(5let(^t  mtr  tug  ^erj  f)inein. 

5[>?tr  ift  ate  ob  id^  bie  ^anbc 
Slu^j  aaiipt  bir  legen  W;^,,^,^ 
SSftettb,  bafe  ®ott  bi(^  er^alte 
®o  rein  unb  [d^5n  unb  I)oIb. 


50.) 

Huf  giiiQeln  be§  ©efangeS, 
^erjliebd^en,  trag'  ic^  bic^  fort, 
^ort  nad^  ben  i^fiilerf  beg  ©angeS, 
2)ort  ioeife  ic^  ben  fd^onften  Ort. 

2!)ort  HeQt  etn  rotbliifienba:  ©artcn  s 

3tn  ftitten^onbenfd^ein; 
S)ie  !Sof ogkunien^  erirorten 
3^r  tMt^  ®d§n)efterlein. 

3)ie  53eild^en  fi^em  unb  fofen,      ^,^f^J 

Unb  fd^aun  nad^  ben  ©temen  empor;  lo 


54  A  BOOK  OF   GERMAN   LYRICS 


^eimlic^  er^oblen  bie  9?ofen 


2)ie 


liimen,  fierbei  unb  loufd^n  ^/ 
froinmen,  nuQerT^ajeU'n; 


IS  Unb  in  ber  gei^ne  raufc^en 


•  ■tF^ 


3)e6  fietUgen  <Strome^  SSelFn. 

SDort  iDoIten  h)tr  nieberftnfen 
Unter  bent  "ipalmenbaunt, 
Unb  Siebe  unb  9?u|)e  trinfen 
Unb  tcaumen  feligen  2:raum, 


1    51. 

:X)ie  Sotogbtume  cingftiat  j^^^,^ 
@ic^  t)or  ber  ©onne  'il3ra(|t, 
Unb  mlt  gefdtitf^fn  !^auite 
@rh)artet  fie  traumenb  bie  9lo(f)t, 

SDer  a)?onb,  ber  t[t  tt)r  S8u!)Ie, 
(Sr  mecEt  fie  mit  .feinem  Sidht, 
Unb  ibm  entfajleiert  fie  freunblid^ 
^{)r  frommeg  33mTnei4*efi(|L*'^ 

©ie  olurit  unb  sliit)t  unb  leud^tet, 
Unb  ftarret  ftumm  in  bie  §ob'; 
®ie  ouftefimb  mcinet  unb  gittert 
SSor  Siebe  unb  ?iebe6h3et). 


HEINE  55 


52. 

Sin  t^iAtenJbaum  ftef)t  einfam 
3m  9lor^eit  auf  faster  ^o\)\ 
3i)n  fd)Iafert;  mit  lueifeer  S)ede 
Um^uHen  il)n  (Sig  unb  ©djnee. 


@r  trciumt  Don  einer  '»|3alme, 
S)ie  fern  tm  9}?o]:0cnlanb  ^^, 
(Sinfam  unb  fc^rticiQcnb.  trauei 
2luf  brennenber  %d(tx^Civh, 


53, 

SD^ein  ,?ieb(f)en,  .hjlr  fafeen  beifamtnen, 
Straufic^  im  leicoten  ^at)n. 
S)ie  91ac^t  tear  [till,  unb  n)ir  fcBirammen 
5Iuf  tneiter  S!Bafierbat)n. 

-r , 

3^'ic  ®et[terin[el,  bie  |cf)6ne, 
^ag  bamn/ria  im  9)?i^bei^Ianj; 
S^ort  fidngen  liebe  STone, 
Unb  JDogte  ber  ^iebeltang. 


©ort  flaim  e§  lieb  unb  Heber, 
Unb  fb*o"^'  e§  bin  unb  bcf; 
SSir  aber  fcf)tt)ammen  boriif 
'2:ro[tIo«  Quf  toeitem  9}?eer. 


lo 

SSir  aber  fcf)tt)ammen  boriiber 


56  A  BOOK  OF  GERMAN  LYRICS 

\, ,  ^ 

gin  Siingllng  liebt  em  pabd^cn, 

3)ic  f)at  einen  anbem  etMJ)t!;   ^^/^"^ 

!Der  anbre  Itcbt  eine  anbre,^  .  •    . 

Unb  {)at  ftd^  mit  biefer  bermci^It       T^^^>JVV^^ 


\y 


!Dag  SD^obc^en  t)elratet  au«  Srger 


3)er  ^iinfiltng  ijf  ifbef^^rah? 


1. 


@g  tft  eine  olte  ©efd^id^tc, 
!Doc^  blelbt  [te  immer  neu;  4,         ,        i      o 
Unb  njem  fteiu^  paffferel^  ij^  iu^wz . 

w  !Dem  brtd^t  'ii^^  §erg  entjmei. 


y^\,^  !5)ammemb  liegt  ber  ©ommerabenb 

^y  liber  SBalb  unb  griinen  SBiefen; 

©olbner  SOJonb  im  .b.lauen  ^immel  ^ 
^tro^tt  t)erunter,  1)uftig  laBenb. 


5In  bent  Sgc^e  jirpt  bte  ©rilte,  ^  j^ 

Unb  eg  ^e^gFfid^  in  bent  3Saffe£  »,^y^    )-f-H'' 
Unb  ber  SSanbrer  bort  ein  ^Iftifdjcm 
Unb  ein  Htnten  in  ber  ©tilte. 

!^rtei],  an  bent  S3a(^  atleine, 
95S)et  fid^  bie  fc^one  @tfe; 
5lrm  unb  5^acfen,  Jreife  unb  lieblid^, 
©cbintntem  in  bent  9J?onbenfd)eine. 


HEINE  57 


56. 


@«  fant  ein  ©tern  t)erunter 
Slug  fciner  funfelnben  ^of)'! 
2)a«  ift  ber  ©tern  ber  Siebc, 
SDcn  i<^  bort  fotten  \tl}\ 

(S8  fatten  bom  Hpfelboume 
S)er  &ten  unb  53lat|ef  biel. 
@3  fommen  bie  nedfenben  Siiftc 
Unb  tretben  bamtt  igr  @ptel. 

(§6  ^^^t^^§5  ©d^hjan  im  SBeil^er 
Unb  ruVrt  auf  unb  ab, 
Unb  immer  leifer  fingenb^ 
Srafi^fertng  glM^i^SfSb. 

(Sg  ift  fo  ftm  unb  bunfet! 
^erWrtft  ^latt^ngb^JIiU' 
®er  ©tern  ift  fniftemb  serfioben, 
SSerlrtungcn  ba^  ©(^toanenlieb. 


57. 

T)tx  2:0b,  ba«  ift  bie  iiiMe  mc^t, 
3)aS  ?eben  ift  ber  fd^rfe  2:aQ. 
@g  bunfelt  fc^on,  ntid^  fd^tafert, 
5)er  2:ag  bat  mid^  miib*  gemad^t. 

Uber  mein  33ctt  erbebt  fid^  ein  SBoum 
S)rin  fingt  bie  junge  ^'^od^tigatt; 
®ic  fingt  Don  lauter  ?icbe, 
^(i)  i)or'  eg  fogar  im  ^^raum. 


xo 


IS 


58  A  BOOK  OF   GERMAN   LYRICS 


„(©ag,  too  ift  bein  fc^oneg  Siebd^en, 
3)ag  bu  einft  [0  fc^on  befungen, 
2ll«  bie  gaubermad^t'fieit  glammen 
SBunberbar  bein  ^a^  burc^bmngen?" 

3ene  glammen  finb  erlofcfien, 
Unb  mcin  ^erj  ift  fait  unb  triibe, 
Unb  bieg  iBiic^Iein  ift  bie  Urne 
2)'2it  ber  Slfd^e  meiner  Siebe. 


@  l^ricbctt 


^OiS)  am  ^immet  ftanb  bie  @onne 

33on  iDeifeen  SSoIfen  umlrogf, 

S)ag  SD?eer  mar  ftitt,        ^,,, 

Unb  finnetio  lag  ic^  am  ©teuer  beg  ©d^iffe^, 
S  2;raumerifd^  finnenb  —  unb,,  Mb  im  2Ba(j^en^ 

Unb  batb,  im  ©d^Iummer,  fcjaute  i^  (Si^riftug, 

!Den  ^eltgnb  ber  SScIt. 

^'m  imtfefrfi  toeifeen  ©eraante 

SSanbelt'  er  riefe^'^ro^ 
10  liber  Sanb  unb  Mea; 

(Sg  rogle  fein  ^aupt  in  ben  ^immel, 

3)ie  ^ctnbe  ftredte  er  fegneno 

liber  ?anb  unb  SO^eer; 

Unb  aU  ein  v^eq  in  ber  53ruft 
IS  ^rug  er  bie  ©onne. 


HEINE  59 

3)tc  rote,  flammenbe  (Sonne;       ^       ^ 

Unb  ba^  rot^  2^%"]^"^^  ©onnenjerj 

ft^rteine  ©nabenftroolen  *  ^ , 

Unb  fcini)oIoc«,  liebfclige^  Si(f)t, 

©rleuc^fent)  unb  iDormenb  <^  20 

liber  Sanb  unb  9}ieer. 

©lodenflangc  jogen  feierltc^ 

^in  unb  |)er,  jogen  luie  ©(Jtoane, 

5ln  JKo'fenbanbernV  bag  gleltenbe  (S^iff,  j^ 

Unb  jogen  eg  fpielenb  ang  grune  u|ej:7-^  25 

SS9_9)?ejifd^en  h)oI)nen,  in  l^oc^^etunnFer," 

^Ragenber^  ©tabt. 

O  iVrteben^mui^er!  SBie  ftlH  bie  ©tabt! 
@g  Cruie  Wlvm^M  ©emutS     .  ^  • ,  ^ 
3)er  fct)n)aijenben.  fcoiuuien  ©etoeroe, 
Un^  buvd^  bie  remeh,  patienoen  ©tra^en 
2BqM^        9)?eni"(^en,  rtteifegefteibete, 
^olmjiSeig^ragemte,      jy 
Unb  h)0  fid^  xtuei  begegneten,      .     , 

Unb  (J$auerno"'irt  Sicbe  uiib  fiifeer  @nt[agung 

^iifeten  fie  [ic^  auf  bie  ©lirhe'*' 

Unb  [rfiouten  f)inauf 

9?ac^  beg  Seilanbg  ©onnenf)ersen, 

S)ag  frenbig  l)erfo|nen$  fein  roteg  S3Iut  40 

^tnunterftra^Ite, 

Unb  breimalfelig  fprac^en  fie: 

„®eIobt  fei  ^t\vA  Shrift!" 


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6o  A   BOOK   OF   GERMAN   LYRICS 


Setfc  jlcl^t  burd^  metn  ©etnilt 
Cieblic^e^  @elaute. 
^lingc,  fleineg  ^^riifiUnggtieb, 
^ling  {)inoug  ing  SBeite. 

^Itng  f)[nau§,  big  an  bag  §au8, 
SBo  bie  53Iumen  fpriefeen. 
SBenn  bu  erne  9?o[e  fd^auft, 
©ag,  id^  lafe'  fie  grii&en. 


\ 


@g  tear  cin  alter  ^ontg, 

©ein  ^erj  hjar  fc^toer,  feiit  ^aiipt  mv  grau; 

liDer  arme  alte  ^^^^ottig, 

(Sr  nof)m  etne  iunge  %vau, 

S  (Ss  h)ar  ein  fc^oner  ^age,     ^-o-e^ 

SBIonb  iuar  feln  ^aupt,  letc^t  n)ar  fein  ©inn; 

@r  trug  ble  feibne  ©c^teppc     /feo^c^go.  AjuJ^ 

SDcr  iungen  ^onigin. 

^ennft  bu  bag  alte  Stebd^en?  ' 

10  @g  flingt  fo  [life,  eg  flingt  fo  trttj^'I  ^  -^-^  , 

®te  mufeten  beibe  fterben,  "  '"'^^^^^.A 

©ie  flatten  [id^  btet  ju  lieb. 


HEINE  .  6 1 


62. 


\ 


(Sg  jiefien  bit  braufenben  SSelten 
2Bof)I  nad^  bem  ©tranb;  .       „ 

©ie  fd^lDellen  unb  ^d^etlen        i^pUi^^    ^xUtdjUjUi 
SBof)I  auf  bem  ©anb. 

<Sie  fomnten  grofe  unb  fraftig  '  5    ^ 

©ie  toerben  enblic^  fieftig —  -^ 

2Ba§  t)ilft  un§  bag? 


63. 

@g  roflt  ing  SO^eer  ber  9?unenftem, 
!l)a  [iij*  icO  mit  Tneinen  3;:raumen. 
(S6  pfeift  ber  SSinb,  bie  9}|on)en  fc^rem, 
!5)le  SSeflen,  bie  tDanbern  unb  [c^ciumen. 

Qd)  ^aht  geliebt  manc^  fc^oneg  ^inb 
Unb  mand^en  guten  ©efetten  — 
SBo  [tnb  fie  f)in?  ©6  pfeift  ber  2Binb, 
@g  fd^fiumen  unb  h)anbem  bie  SBetlen. 


(64a  ^n  ber  g^rcmbc 


^^  t)atte  einft  ein  fd^oneg  33aterlanb. 
3:^er  (^(^enboinn .  ^-,,^^1    ^^^      .«^^'^ 

SBuc^g  bort  [0  f)0(f),  bie  33eil(^en  nidtcn  fanft. 
(S«  ftiar  ein  ^Traum. 


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A  BOOK  OF   GERMAN   LYRICS 


S)ag  fii^te  mid^  auf  beutjc^  unb  fprad^  auf  bcutfc^ 

mt  gut  eg  Ffangj^ag  Sort:  „3(^  Uebe  bi(^!" 
(S^  Jrar  ein  Jraum. 


)^Jt}^^^^ 


/ 

SSo  n)irb  einft  beg  SBanbermiiben 

Unter  ^13almen  in  bent  ©iibetiV 
Unter  ?inben  an  bem  dl^dn? 


SSerb'  ic^  n^o  In  einer  ^ii^ 
^mfle[(j)arrt  fen  frember  ^anb? 
,  .  pbcv  ru£)'  id)  an  ber  feufte^ 
'^^»'*^^*^ineg  9)?eereg  in  bem  <Sanb? 

3mmerf)in!  Wid)  mirb 
®ottegf)immeI,  bort  rtiie 
Unb  ate  f  ofcnfa  " 
9^c 


iWv^A^ 


i      .1 


21uguft,  (5raf  t?on  platen       ^  a-«^v.--^-^ 
ee^..  <..M„  .«re„.o    t    ^ 

9lacOtlid^  am  33u[ento  lifpeln  bei  Sofenja  bumpfe  ?ieber; 
2lu«  ben  SBaffern  fc^allt  eg  5lnth)ort,  unb  in  SSirbeln  flingt 
c§  miebcr!  \i^  Ti^^  ^x^^" 

Unfe  ben  glufe  I)inauf,  f)inuntcr  jietin  bie  ©(fatten  tapfrer 
®ie  ben  5llaridf)  betoeinen,  tfireg  5BoIfeg  beften  jtoten. 

5Iftjufruf)  unb  fern  ber  ^eimat  mu^ten  f)ier  fie  if)n  be=    s 

graben, 

S[Ba{)renb  nod)  bie  ^'uQenbloden  feine  ©coulter  bIonb_^um=  • 

gaben.  __^_:^'^*-cc^(  A^<«^;v.^-it,t.'^ 

,^,  Hnb  am  Ufer  be§  58ufento  reigten  fie  fic^  nm  bie  SSette,        •  'iv*^^ 
llni  bie  ©tromung  abguleiten,  gniben  fie  ein  frifdjeS  S3ette. 

3n  ber  n)dgenKeren  $o|Iimg^uf)Iten  fie  empor  bie  ©rbe,      (/'v^*2A' 
©enften  ticf  f)inein  ben  geidnfaniTlTiit  ber  %uftung,  auf  lo 

^em  ^ferbe.  '^^^^^-l^Ux^     \^j^^u^,  . 

S^ecftcn  bann  mit  Srbe  rt)ieber  if)n  unb  feine  ftolje  ^abe^ 
3}afe  bie  ^of)cn  ©tromgetoadife  lDiid)fen  au§  bem  ^elben- 

51bgclenft  jum  ^meiten  9[)?ale,  n)arb  ber  i^Iufe  f)erbdgesogen:         "Z^^ 
9}?ad)tig  in  ibr  atteg  Sette  fd)aumten  bie  53ufentoh)ogen. 

63  /  ^^' 


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64  A  BOOK  OF  GERMAN  LYRICS 

15  Unb  e«  fang  em  Sf)or  don  9}?annern:  „@d^lAf  in  bcincn 
^elbenefiren!  -     /^-•^^'^^-^ 

i^-m^>^^'4  Seines  ^omerg   fd6nobe  ^glbfud^t   foil  bir  ie^  bein  ®rab 
fMyn^^^"  t)crfef)ren!"  "~^ ^n.?^^ ^>^.«y^^^A^ 

©angcn'g,  unb  hit  ^obgefangc  tSntcn  fort  im  ®oten|)eere;   ^ 
SSalje  fie,  33ufenton)eIIe,  xo'aiyt  fte  oon  9}?eer  3ul0jeere!^ 

67. 

^tn  SSaffer  n)ogt  bte  Silie,  bte  btanfe,  t)in  unb  \^tx, 
!Doc^  irrft  bu,  j^^eunb,  fobalb  bu  fagft,  fte  fc^rtanfe  btn  unb 

l^er: 
@§  mur^elt  \a  fo  feft  if)r  t^ufe  im  tiefen  9Jfeereggrunb, 
^^r  §aupt  nur  miegt  ein  lieblid^er  ©ebanfe  I)in  unb  I)erl 

/ 
68. 

SSie  rafff  id^  mid^  auf  in  bcr  "yia^i,  in  ber  9?a(^t; 
Unb  fiifitte  mic^  furber  gegogen, 
!Die  ©affen  ttertie^  ic^,  ttom  SBac^ter  bertad^t, 
©urc^toanbette  fad^t 
s  3fn  ber  ^^^ad^t,  in  ber  'D^ad^t, 

©ag  2:0 r  mit  bem  gotifd^en  33ogen. 

®er  3J?u^tbac^  raufd^te  burd^  fetfigen  ©c^ad^t, 
3d^  tefmte  mid^  iiber  bie  33rudfe, 
5tief  unter  mir  nabm  ic^  ber  SSogen  in  ad^t, 
10  !T)ie  rtattten  fo  fad^t 

^n  ber  9lac^t,  in  ber  ^ia^i, 
^oc^  ipQltte  nic^t  eine  juriide. 


PLATEN  6$ 

(Sg  bref)tc  ftc^  oben,  uiijat)Ug  etitfad^t, 

9}?eIobtf(i^er  SSanbel  ber  <Steme, 

9JJit  if)nen  ber  9}Jonb  in  berufitgter  "ipraci^t,  is 

@ie  funfetten  fad^t 

3n  ber  9lad^t,  in  ber  5^ad)t, 
S)urd^  taufd^cnb  entlegcnc  ^^etne. 

Qd)  blidfte  f)inauf  in  ber  9la(^t,  in  ber  3^ad^t, 

3(^  blicfte  ^inunter  aufg  neue:  o 

O  )T)ef)e,  n)te  f)a[t  bu  bie  2:age  tierbrad^t, 

9lun  [title  bu  fac^t 

3n  ber  9lac^t,  in  ber  '^a(i)t, 
3m  pod^enben  ^ergen  bie  9?eue! 

69.  -LC»^^ 

3f(^  moc^te,  njann  id^  fterbe,  h)ie  bie  lic^ten 
©eftirne  [d^netl  unb  unbehjufet  erbleic^en, 
©rliegen  mod^t*  id^  einft  beg  2;obeg  ©treid^en, 
SBie  ©agen  un§  bom  "^pinbarog  beric^ten. 

^d^  mill  fa  nid^t  im  Seben  ober  ©id^ten  5 

!X)en  grofeen  Unerreid^lic^en  erreid^en, 
3c^  mod^t',  0  i^reunb,  il)m  nur  im  2:obe  gleid^en; 
SDoc^  l)ore  nun  bie  fc^onfte  ber  ©efd^id^ten! 

dx  fa^  im  ®d^au[piel,  bom  ©efang  bemeget, 

Unb  batte,  ber  ermitbet  luar,  bie  SSangen  ic 

5luf  feineg  Sieblingg  fdfioneg  ^nie  geleget: 

3ll§  nun  ber  (Sbore  SO^elobien  berflangen, 
SSiH  inecfen  il)n,  ber  ibn  fo  [anft  gebeget, 
S)od^  ju  ben  ©ottern  tear  er  l)eimgegangeTU 


nifolaus  Cenau 

70.  ^Mit 

3Beir  auf  mir,  bu  bunfleg  Sluge, 
tifie  beine  gange  9)?ad^t, 
(Smfte,  milbe,  trciumerifd^e, 
Unergriinblic^  fii^e  Sfla^tl 

'iflimm  mit  beinem  Sci^^^tbunM 
2)iefe  SBelt  don  l^lnnen  mir, 
S)afe  bu  iiber  meinem  Seben 
©infant  fc^mebeft  fiir  unb  filr. 


71.   ©diirfKcb 

3luf  bent  3:eid^,  bem  regungglofen, 
mat  beg  a^Jonbeg  fiolber  ©lans, 
glcc^tenb  [eine  bleic^en  Sfofen 
^n  beg  ©{^ilfeg  grilnen  ^rong. 

^irfc^e  n)anbeln  bort  ant  ^ilgel, 
33Ii(fen  in  bie  5^ad^t  empor; 
SWand^ntal  regt  fid)  ba^  ©efliigel 
Straumerifc^  int  tiefen  9?ol^r. 

SBeinenb  ntu§  mein  ^M  ftd^  fenfen; 
T)ux^  bie  tieffte  ©eele  get)t 
2)^ir  ein  [iifeeg  ©eingebenfen 
SBie  ein  ftilteg  5fJad)tgebet! 

66 


LENAU  67 


7».  ^cr  ei(f)tt)alb 

Qd)  trat  in  einen  l^eilig  biiftem 
Sic^roalb,  ba  ijovt'  id)  leif  unb  linb 
(Sin  S3ad}Iein  unter  33Iunien  ftiiftern, 
SSie  baS  ©ebet  Don  einem  ^inb; 

Unb  micO  crgriff  ein  [ii&eg  ©rauen, 
S^  raufcf)t'  bcr  9Balb  gcf)eimni§boII, 
5n§  morf)f  er  mir  h)ag  anDertrauen, 
"^a^  nod^  mein  §er^  nid}t  tdi\\cn  fott; 

5llg  moc^t'  er  f)eimli(^  mir  entbeden, 
SSag  ©otteg  Sicbe  finnt  nnb  toitt: 
3)od^  fc^ien  er  plo^Iic^  p  erf(f)recfen 
58or  ©otteg  5^^af)'  —  unb  n)urbe  ftiE. 


73.  ^cr  *iSofttmon 

Sieblic^  toar  bie  9}?aiennod^t, 
©itbertoolflcin  ftogen, 
Ob  ber  f)oIben  i^nif)UnQ§prod^t 
j^reubig  biugejogen. 

©c^Iummemb  lagen  SSief  unb  ^oin, 
3eber  "^fab  berlaffen; 
^f^iemanb  ate  ber  9}2onbenf(^ein 
SSac^te  auf  ber  ©trafeen. 


68  A  BOOK  OF  GERMAN  LYRICS 

Setfe  nur  ba^  SiiftcOen  fprad^, 
lo  Unb  eg  jog  gelinber 

T)ux<i)  bag  [title  ©d^Iafgemac^ 
21  tl  ber  grufilinggfinber. 

^eimlid^  nur  bog  S8a(f)Iein  f(^Iid^, 
!Denn  ber  53tuten  Sl^raume 
IS  2)ufteten  gar  hjonntglid^ 

T)VLVi%  bte  [tiden  9?aumc. 

9?auf)er  h)ar  mein  ^oftittion, 
Siefe  bie  ©eifeel  fnallen, 
liber  53erg  unb  Xa\  babon 
20  S^^Uc^  fein  ^orn  erfc^allen. 

Unb  Don  fitnfen  9?o[[en  bier 
©c^ott  ber  ^ufe  ©c^tagen, 
S)ie  burc^g  bluf)enbe  9?ebier 
2:rabten  mit  S3ef)agen. 

25  SBalb  unb  ^^lur  im  fd^nelten  S^Q, 

^aum  gegriifet  —  gemieben; 
Unb  borbei,  mie  S^raumegflug, 
©d^manb  ber  3)orfer  i^rieben. 

aJHtten  in  bent  9)?aienglu(f 
30  Sag  ein  ^irc^f)of  innen, 

2)er  ben  rafd^en  SSanberblicf 
^iett  ju  emftem  ©innen. 

C>ingele]^nt  an  ^ergegranb 
SBar  bie  bleic^e  9D?auer, 
35  Unb  bag  J^reujbilb  ©otteg  ftanb 

^o(^,  in  ftummer  Xrauer. 


LENAU  69 

©d^mager  ritt  auf  [etner  33af)n 

©tiller  ie^t  unb  triiber; 

Unb  bie  9io[[e  f)iclt  er  an, 

Bai)  gum  ^reug  {)inuber:  40 

„§alten  mufe  {)ier  9?o6  unb  3?ab; 
iO^aQ'g  (Surf)  nic^t  gcfci^irben; 
^Driiben  liegt  mcin  ^amcrab 
3n  ber  fut)Ien  Srbcn! 

(Sin  gar  betjiieber  (^efclt!  45 

^crr,  'g  i[t  ernig  frfiabc! 
J^einer  btie6  ba§  £>orn  fo  betl, 
SBie  mein  ^amerabe! 

^ier  [^  imnter  t)alten  mu^, 

;Dem  bort  unterni  9^afen  5° 

3  urn  gctreucn  53rubergrufe 

@ein  Seiblieb  ju  bla[en!" 

Unb  bent  ^irrf)f)of  fanbt'  er  ju 

(^robe  3Bonberfangc, 

T)a^  e§  in  bie  C^rabegrub'  SS 

©einem  33rubcr  brtinge. 

Unb  be§  §orne§  t)dkx  ^on 

^lang  bom  53crge  toieber, 

Ob  ber  tote  ^oftittion 

©timmt'  in  [eine  Sieber.  —  60 

SBeiter  ging'6  burd)  {^elb  unb  ^ag 
SD^it  berbangtem  BwficI; 
Sang  mir  nocb  im  Obte  lag 
^ener  ^lang  bom  ^liiget. 


70  A   BOOK  OF   GERMAN   LYRICS 


.,74»  2)ic  2)rei 

S)rei  dldkx  nad^  berlorner  ©d^Iac^t, 
3Bte  reiten  fie  fo  \ad)t,  \o  fad)t! 

§Iug  tiefen  iffiunben  quUtt  bag  iBlut, 
Sg  fpurt  bag  9tofe  bte  toarme  glut. 

S  S3om  ©attel  tropft  bag  S3Iut,  bom  3«um, 

Unb  fpiilt  I)iuunter  ©taub  unb  ©c^aum. 

2)ie  9?o[[e  [c^reiten  [anft  unb  mid), 
®onft  flofe'  bag  Slut  gu  rafd),  gu  reid^. 

SDte  9?etter  reiten  bic^t  gefetlt, 
lo  Unb  einer  \xd)  am  anbem  Iicilt. 

©ie  fef)n  fic^  traurig  tng  ©efic^t, 
Unb  einer  um  ben  anbem  fprirfit: 

„Tlix  hlvLi)t  haf)dm  bie  fd^onfte  Waib, 
!Drum  tut  mein  frut)er  Stob  mir  leib." 

15  „$ab'  §aug  unb  ^of  unb  griinen  SSalb, 

Unb  fterben  mu^  ic^  t)ier  fo  balb!" 

„2)en  S3tid  ^ab*  i(^  in  ©otteg  SBcIt, 

©onft  nid^tg,  boc^  fc^toer  mir'g  ©terben  fciltt." 

Unb  lauernb  auf  ben  3:obegritt 
20  3ie^ri  burc^  bie  Suft  brei  ®eter  mit. 

©ic  teilen  fretfc^enb  unter  fid^: 
„3)en  fpeifeft  bu,  ben  bu,  ben  id^". 


LENAU  71 


75.  S;cr  offcnc  Sdjranf 

Tldn  liebeg  SJJuttcrkin  Wax  bcnxift, 
Uiib  fe^rtc  nid^t  t)eint,  unb  lag  in  ber  ©rube; 
S)a  mar  id}  allcin  unb  rec^t  berluaift, 
Unb  traurig  trat  id)  in  if)rc  <Stube. 

3f)r  (2(^ranf  [tanb  offen,  ic^  fanb  it)n  nod^  tieuf ,  s 

2Bie  fie,  abrei[enb,  i{)n  eilig  gelaffen, 

2Bie  one's  man  burd}einanber  ftreut 

SSenn  bor  bcr  2;ur  bie  '^Pfcrbe  [d)on  pa[[en. 

Sin  aufgci'c^Iagneg  ©ebetbud)  lag 

53ei  nmnd)er  9ied)nung,  Don  ii)v  gefc^rieben;  10 

SSon  if)reni  ^riiliftiicf  am  (2d:cibctag 

SBar  nod)  ein  (Stiidlein  ^udjen  gebliebcn. 

^d)  fag  ba^  aufgefc^Iagne  ©ebet, 

(gg  mar:  mie  eine  9}?utter  um  @egen 

i^iir  if)re  5?tnber  jum  ^immel  flef)t;  15 

SOtir  podjte  ba§  ^erj  in  bangen  ©djlcigen. 

3c$  la^  ibi^e  <SdOnft/  u^^b  id)  bcrbife 

5licOt  tanger  meine  gered^tcn  ©corner jcn, 

3c^  InS  bie  S^^W^^f  unb  ic^  s^rrife 

S)ie  i^reubenred^nung  in  meincm  |)erien.  20 

3ufammcn  fuc^t*  id^  ben  ©peifcrcft, 
3)ag  ficinfte  ^riimlein,  ben  le^ten  ©plitter, 
Unb  bStt'  e^  mir  auc^  ben  $a(g  geprefet, 
^d)  afe  bom  ^uc^en  unb  meinte  bitter. 


72  A  BOOK  OF  GERMAN  LYRICS 

76.  9tuf  cine  ^ottanbtfd)c  Sanbft^aft 

Syjilbc  fd^Ieid^en  I)icr  bie  SQa^t,         '" 
'?fli<i)i  cin  Siiftc^en  l^orft  bu  fallen, 
S)ie  entfarbten  SBlatter  fallen 
©tilt  ju  ©mnb',  bor  5llter§[(i^tt)ttd§c. 

S  ^ral^cn,  faum  bie  ©d^rttngen  regenb, 

©treid^en  langfant;  bort  am  ^iigel 
?a&t  bie  SSinbmiil)!'  rufin  bie  j^^uflcl; 
5lc^,  hjie  fc^Iafrig  ift  bie  ©egenb! 

^enj  unb  ©ommer  finb  berftogen; 
lo  T)ort  bag  ^iittlein,  ob  eg  tru^, 

33Ii(ft  nid^t  aug,  bie  ©trolif apuje 
3:;ief  ing  5lug*  l^erabgesogen. 

0 

©d^tummernb,  ober  trfigc  finncnb, 
9fuf)t  ber  §irt  bei  feinen  ©deafen, 
IS  ;Die  '^R.ainv,  ^erbftnebel  fpinnenb, 

©d^eint  am  9?o(fen  eingefc^Iafen. 


77.  ©timmc  beg  9flcgen§ 

3)ie  ?ttfte  raften  auf  ber  treiten  ^eibe, 
!Die  !Difteln  [inb  fo  reguttgglog  gu  fd^auen, 
©0  ftarr,  atg  rtSrcn  fie  au§  ©tein  ge!)aucn, 
53iS  fie  ber  SBanbrer  ftreift  mit  feinem  ^leibe. 

Unb  (Srb*  unb  £)immel  fiaben  feine  ©d^eibc, 
3n  cing  gefatten  finb  bie  nebelgrauen. 


!  ,/,.-f 


LENAU  73 

St^d  (^i^eunbcn  filctc^,  bic  fid)  il)r  ?cib  bertraucn, 
Unb  niciu  unb  bcin  bergeffen  traurig  kibe. 

ytnn  ^Dlo^Iicf)  toanft  bic  3)i[tcl  f)in  unb  iDieber, 
Unb  ^cftig  raufc^cnb  brid)t  bcr  D^egen  niebcr, 
SBic  lautc  SIntmort  auf  ein  [tummeg  i^ragen. 

3)er  SSanbrer  {)ort  ben  9?egen  nieberbroufen, 
@r  f)ort  bie  toinbgepeitfc^te  ©iftel  fau[cn, 
Unb  cine-3Set)mut  [uf)It  er,  nid^t  ju  fagen. 


78.   ^crBft 

9?ing^  cin  53er[timimen,  ein  ©ntfcirben: 
SBie  fanft  ben  3SaIb  bie  Silftc  ftrcirf)eln, 
©ein  tnetfeg  ?aub  ii)m  abjufc^nieicfieln; 
3(^  liebe  biefeg  milbe  ©terben. 

S3on  f)tnnen  gef)t  bie  ftilte  9iei[e,  S 

3)ie  3eit  ber  ?iebe  tft  oerflungen, 
2)ie  33ogeI  f)aben  auggefungen, 
Unb  biirre  S3Iatter  finfen  leife. 

®ie  SSogel  jogen  nac^  bem  ©iiben, 

5lug  bem  33erfalt  beg  ?aube§  tauc^en  lo 

S)ie  9lefter,  bie  nic^t  ©c^u^  mel)r  brauc^en, 

;Die  S3I(itter  fatten  ftetg,  bie  miiben. 

3n  biefeS  SBatbe6  teifem  ^nufc^en 

3ft  mir,  aU  I)or'  ic^  ^unbe  n)et)en, 

!Dafe  atteg  ©terben  nnb  33erget)en  i5 

'?flvix  I)eimtid)  ftitt  t)ergnugteg  STaufcfien, 


QoLyi  '*\ 


€buarb  2narife 

©etofi'en  ftieg  bie  '^ad)t  ong  Sanb^   ,, 
t^^rd  traumenb  an  ber  ^erae  2i3anb; 
^^j  5luge  .ftef)t  bie  gotbne  ^ogc^nun 
3frfc  3stt(m''^Ieic^en''^ci5aIeri)fttIIe  rul^n. 
6  Unb  reoter  rau[(^en  bie  Quetlen"  l^erbor, 

©ie  fingen  ber  SOIutter,  ber  ^^lac^t,  inS  O^r 
33om  2;age, 
S5om  f)eute  gemefenen  2:age. 

3)a^  uralt  alte  ©dfilummerlieb  — 
lo         ®ie  a^!erg  nic^t,  [ie  ift  eS  miib'; 

3{)r  flingt  be^  ^immel6^S3Iaue  fiifecr  noc^, 
3)er  fliimt'geA  ©tunben  glel^^etc^^itng'ncg  3oc^. 
S)oc^tm]^er*6eVlf^ny'bie  Ouellen  ha^  SSort, 
(Sg  fingen  bie  SSaffer  im  ©c^Iafe  noc^  fort 
IS  33om  Xage, 

33ont  f)eute  geloefenen  3::age. 


((8(K)  ©c^temfiermorgcn 

3m  ^f^eoel  mf)et  noc^  bie  SSelt, 
9^oc^  traumen  SBoIb  unb  SSiefen: 
53alb  fie{)ft  bu,  menn  ber  ©'^leier  fattt, 
3)en  blauen  ^immel  unbVffteltt, 
r^"  -^   '^^1^6rtrrSfhS^S[e,aet%%  3SeIt 
3n  iDamtem  ©ofbe  flie|en. 

74 


MORIKE  75 

grut)Iin9  Ittfet  fein  blaue^  iBanb 

SSieber  flattern  burd^  bie  Siifte; 

©iifee,  ii)ot)lbefannte  3)ufte 

©treifcn  a^nunggbott  baS  Sanb. 

S3eildjcn  triiumen  [d^on,  5 

SSoIIen  balbe  fommen.  — 

^ord),  Don  fern  ein  leifer  ^arfentonl 

?5ruI)Iing,  ia  bu  biffg! 
2)id^  I)ab'  id§  bernommen! 

fein  ©d^taf  noc^  tix^lt  ha§  ^luge  nttr, 

3)ort  9c{)et  fd^on  ber  S^ag  tierfiir 

2ln  meinem  J^ammerfenfter. 

@g  toiititet  mein  berftorter  ©inn 

9^od;  jmifc^en  ^l^cifcln  f)er  unb  {)in  S 

Unb  fd^affet  ^lac^tgefpenfter.  — 

^ingfte,  quale 

3)id^  nic^t  longer,  meine  ©eele! 

greu  bic^!  fd)on  finb  ha  unb  borten 

9}?orgengIo(fen  luad^  getDorben.  xo 


83    ^er  fjcuerrcitcr 


^ 


@ef)et  if)r  am  i^enfterlein 

2)ort  bie  rote  plifee  luieber?  c-^^-^-'  ^ 

*i    9^ic^t_je|}eiijr  mufe  e§  fein, 

3)enn  er  gebt  fc^on  auf  unb  nieber. 


76  A  BOOK  OF   GERMAN   LYRICS 

S.  Unb  oufjinmal  n)el(^  ®en?ut)fe.      ^  /U'^^^A^:^ 

.-d^-^fete^        53ei  bcr  ^riijje^  nac^  bem  gelb! 
^ord^!  'bo.^  geuerglodleln  geltt: 
^tnterin  53er9, 
■^ittterm  ^erg 
lo  58rcnnt  c«  in  ber  2)2il{)le.   -     a         / 

®d^aut!  ba  fprengt  er  n3iiten]i,fc|ier 
jDurc^  bag  3:or,  ber  ^^euerreiter, 
3Iuf  bem  riftbenbiirren  2:ier,     ^ 
5llg  auf  einer  i^euerlgikr.    J2jt>^n 
-^    y/^^         -- ^- Ouerfelbejn!    3)urd^  Oualm  unb  ©d^totilc  ^^-^^^^ij 
^■T^''*h  9?cnnterl(^on  unb  ift  am  o'rt!\^-  '  -4^ 

'/u^t^J       ^,  Mien  fc^atlt  c«  fort  unb  fort:  "^^^i:^^'^ 

^i^^-^^  ^tnterm  ^erg, 

^K*.'^"?:^.^     •  ^interm  Serg 

20  53rennt  eg  in  ber  9}?ilt)Ic. 

®er  [o  oft  ben  roten  ^abn   "^      '^Z**""^?^/ 
-    ..    ,1^  S[y?eitenn)eit  bon  fern  gerod^en,  '^^       ; 

.^-a/L^'^^j  .^  gJZit  beg  l^eiFgen  ^reujeg  ©pan  --  .^>^/  ■^4^K\i-' 
t^!^^b*'(;;>-«uj  -  -'^^redentlid^  bie  ®Iut  befprqd^n —  u^  (^'<i^<-^^i:yu^>^ 
'2K.  ^j  SBef)!  bir  (jrinft  bom  3)a(^geftiit)Ic^"  -'^'^■'^'\a^^^^  vJ 
!Dort  ber  ^^einb  im  ^ot!enf$e]n7^  ^ 
©nobs  ®ott  ber  ©eele  bein! 

^interm  33erg,  \.c^Y^^-(^w.--V 

^interm  53erg  Ji'Y'd^ 

^t  er  in  ber  2)2iiI)Ie. 


t^Mi 


^eine  ©tunbe  l^ietj  ^^  Sfl*. 
33ig  bie  9g?ut)Ie  l^Drjir  tn  ^rllmmer;     "fuVr^f, . 
3)od)  ben  fedfen  9?eitergmann  \_j^'Ka,^ 

©al^  man'SoTTber  ©tunbe  nimmer. 


(U ^'  r^c-^-^    cDi.^-  .^.  Ju^^       y^hj-i  e- 


MORIKE  77 

SSoIf  unb  SBagen  im  ©etoiil^Ic  ,  35 

^et)ren  t)eini  toon  alt  bem  ©rou^;      y^c-^i/u,\ 
5Iuc^  bag  ©locfkin  fllnget'aug: 

^interm  S3cr0, 

^interm  33er9 
53rennt'g  —  4° 


^fJad)  ber  3ett  em  9)?uner  f atib       /  r  j, 
.     ,@iu  felp^pe.  famt  ber  M^n,,-^^'  ^'''' 
v..c^*<3M5Iu[rerfjt_an  ber  ^Hg^toanb  ^^-^i'^^  ^^-4' 
"    '     STuf  ber  beinern  SDloj^re^  [i^en.       .'Vvio-u'_ 

i^cuerreiter,  tote  fo  fut)Ie  4S 

9?eiteft  bu  in  beinern  ®rab!  , 

/i/,^^     ^ufii!  i>a  iattt:;!  in  2l[(^e_Qb.      X^M  '^,fj 

3)runten  in  ber  9}?uf)Ie!  5° 


'.V 

y 

84.  ^0^  tocrlaffcnc  SDIagblctn 

^ruf),  tDonn  bie  $at)ne  fraf)n, 
(Sf)'  bie  ©ternlein  berfc^toinben, 
3)?ufe  icf)  am  $erbe  [tel^n, 
9}?u^  i^euer  jiinben. 

®(^t)n  ift  ber  i^Iammen  ©d^ein, 
@§  fpringen  bie  ^^unfen; 
3d^  [c^aue  fo  brein, 
3n  Seib  Der[unfen. 


78  A  BOOK  OF   GERMAN   LYRICS 

^lo^Iid^  ha  fommt  eg  mir, 
lo  Streulofer  ^nabe, 

S)afe  td^  bie  9^ac^t  bon  bir 
©etraumet  f)abe. 

Strane  auf  3:rane  harm 
(Stiirget  f)emieber: 
IS  ©0  fommt  ber  Stag  f)eran  — 

£)  ging'  er  n)ieber! 


85.  fltUmtil 

„mt  iDobl!"  — S)u  fuf)Ieft  nid^t, 

2Bag  eg  f)et§t,  bieg  SBort  ber  <Bd)mtv^m; 

Tilt  getroftem  5tnge[td^t 

©agteft  bu'g  unb  leic^tem  ^eqen. 

Me  iDol^n  —  5t(^,  taufenbmal 
^ah'  t(^  mir  eg  borgefprod^en, 
Unb  in  ntmmerfatter  Oual 
Mr  ha^  ^erj  bamit  gebrod^enl 


86/  ©c^bn^Oiol^trout 

SBie  f)etBt  ^onig  9?tngangg  Xbdjkxkin? 

dlo^txaui,  ®rf)on=^ot)traut. 
SBag  tut  fie  benn  ben  ganjen  Za^, 
3)a  [ie  n)ot)I  nit^t  [pinnen  unb  nal^en  mog? 

2:ut  fifd^en  unb  jagen. 


MORIKE  79 

O  ba^  idi)  bod)  ii)x  3fi&er  td'afl 
gifc^en  unb  S^agen  freute  mic^  fetir. — 
©c^hjeiQ  ftille,  mein  C>ers^' 

Unb  iiber  eine  fleine  SSeir, 

9?of)traut,  @d^on=^9toI)traut,  lo 

©0  blent  ber  ^nab'  auf  9?in8anQg  ©d^Iofe 
3n  Sagertrac^t  unb  f)at  ein  dlo^, 

9}?it  9?of)trout  ju  iagen. 
O  ba^  [^  bo^  ein  ^bniggfolin  mx'l 
^ol^traut,  (Sc^on-9?ot)traut  lieb'  id)  fo  [el)r. —         is 

©c^toeiQ  ftilte,  mein  ^er^e! 

(Sinftmalg  fie  rul)ten  am  Sic^enbaum, 

3)a  lac^t  (g(^i)n*9toI)traut: 
„SSag  [ief)[t  mid^  an  fo  hjunnifilid^? 
SBenn  bu  bog  ^erj  I)aft,  fiiffe  mid^!"  20 

5Ic^,  erfc^raf  ber  ^nabe! 
SDod^  benfet  er:  93Hr  ift'g  betQunnt,    ^-i.r.^^</ 
Unb  fiiffet  @c^on=9?o{)traut  anf  ben  SOiunb. — 

©c^treig  ftille,  mein  ^er^e! 

!t)arauf  fie  ritten  fc^toeigenb  'i)dm,  25 

dlo^tvaut,  (£d^6n=3?of)traut; 
@g  jauc^St  ber  ^nab'  in  feinem  ©inn: 
Unb  iDiirbft  bu  I)eute  ^aiferin, 

Tli<i)  foEt'g  nic^t  franten! 
3f)r  taufenb  flatter  im  SBalbe,  tuifet!  30 

3c^  ^ab'  ®d^i)n-9?ot)troutg  9Kunb  gefiifet  — 

©c^meig  ftitle,  mein  ^erje! 


8o  A  BOOK  OF   GERMAN  LYRICS 


TJ  2luf  cine  Sompc 

Sflo^  unbcrriidt,  o  fc^one  ?ampe,  fd^mtidfeft  bu, 
Sin  leid^ten  ^etten  ^ierlid^  auf9eI)Qn9en  I)ier, 
33tc  !Decfe  beg  nun  faft  Dergefenen  Suftgemad^g. 
Sluf  betner  toeifeen  9)?annorfd^aIe,  beren  9?anb 

5         3)er  (Sfeufranj  toon  golbengrunem  ©rj  umfltd^t, 
©c^Iingt  fro{)ltc^  eine  ^inberfc^ar  ben  9?in0elreit)n. 
923 ie  reijenb  atteg!  lad^enb  unb  etn  fanfter  ®eift 
SDeg  Srnfteg  bod^  ergoffen  um  bie  ganje  i^orm: 
@in  ^unftgebilb  ber  ed^ten  Slrt.    SBer  ad^tet  fein? 

lo         3Bag  aber  fd^on  ift,  feltg  fd^etnt  e«  in  if)m  felb[t» 

<^  ®c6ct 

^Serr,  [cbidEe,  toa^  bu  hJiEt,, 
(immthe4  ooer  l?etbe«! 
^c^  bin  t>tvi&t  ba^  beibeg  ^ 
Slug  beinen  ^ttnben  quilft.  ^"^''"^ 

S  3Boneft  mtt  grdiiben 

Unb  h)otWtj2iitJMkti^r   ^i.i«,4   *^ 


2y?i(^(tU(^t  iiberfc^jittenj)         ,^i  ^ 


)oc^  in^  ^er  9JJitten 


f)o5eg  ^ef^etbm.^'' 


iegt  l^o^eg  ^f^efben.*i^* 


189.  2)cnf^  c^,  0  Gcclc 

Sin  STcinnlein  griinet  loo, 
SBer  mcife?  im  SSalbe, 


MORIKE  8l 

(Sin  9?ofen[traud^,  ft>er  fogt, 

3n  meld^em  ©arten? 

©ie  [inb  criefen  fd)on —  s 

3)enf  e«,  o  ©eek!  — 

3luf  beinem  ®rab  p  JDurjcIn 

Unb  ju  toac^fen. 

3h)ei  fd^marje  9?o6Iein  todhm 

Huf  ber  SSiefe,  lo 

©Ic  fef)rcn  fieim  jur  ©tabt 

3n  muntcm  ©priingen.        ,   i      j      JT-/.. 

©ic  irerben  fifinttnid^  gel^n  -^^^  'q 

SO^it  beiner  Seid^e, 

33icIIetd^t,  bieneid^t  nod^  et)'  sg 

5In  i{)ren  §ufen 

3)ag  ©ifen  log  iDtrb, 

®a«  ic^  bitljen  fel^e» 


/ 


(f'C^  S«arf)tttcb 


Ouellenbe,  fc^meltenbe  ^lac^t, 
S3ott  Don  Sic^tern  unb  ©ternen, 
3n  ben  etniQen  i^ernen, 

©age,  n)ag  tft  ba  ertoad^t? 

5  §ers  in  ber  SBrnft  iDtrb  beengt, 

(Steigenbeg,  neigenbe^  ?eben, 
9?iefenf)aft  ful)Ie  id}'^  ftieben, 
ilBeld^e^  ba^  metne  berbrangt. 

©d^Iaf,  ba  nal)[t  bu  bid)  leiS, 
lo  2Bie  bent  ^inbe  bie  Slmmc, 

Unb  urn  bie  biirftige  gtamme 
^\t^\  bu  ben  fc^ii^enben  £reig. 


lii 


^91)  2)a§  ^inb 

3)ic  SJJutter  lag  im  STotenfc^rein, 
3um  le^tenmal  gefd^miidt; 

!Da  [pielt  bag  Heine  ^inb  t)erein, 
!Dag  ftaunenb  fie  erblidt. 
82 


HEBBEL  83 

3)ie  53Iumenfron'  im  blonben  ^aax  s 

©efallt  it)m  gar  ju  [el)r, 
;Dle  iBufenblumen,  bunt  unb  flar, 

3um  ©traufe  Qtxdt)t,  noc^  me{)r. 

Unb  fanft  nnb  fc^meid^elnb  ruft  eg  au8: 
„T)n  liebe  9)^utter,  gib  10 

Tliv  dm  33tum'  aug  betncnt  ©traufe, 
3(^  ^ab'  btd^  ouc^  fo  lieb." 

Unb  alg  bie  Thxtkx  eg  nld^t  tut, 

®a  benft  bag  ^Inb  fiir  fi(|: 
„©ie  fd^Icift,  bod^  toenn  fte  auggerufit,  is 

©0  tut  [ie'g  [ic^erlic^." 

@rf){elc^t  fort,  fo  leif  eg  tmmer  fann, 

Unb  fc^defet  bie  2;iire  fad^t 
Unb  laufd^t  toon  Sdt  ju  Sdt  baron, 

Ob  9)Jutter  noc^  nic^t  n^ad^t.  20 


93.  ^ac^tgefiitil 

SScnn  ic^  mtd^  abenbg  entflelbe, 
©emad^fam,  ©tiid  fiir  ©tiicf, 

©0  trogcn  bie  miiben  ©ebanfen 
Tli(^  born)(irtg  ober  juriicf. 

3c§  benfe  ber  atten  2^agc, 
S)a  gog  bie  90?utter  mid^  aug; 

©te  legte  mid^  ftill  in  bie  SBiege, 
;i)ie  SBinbe  brauften  umg  ^aug. 


84  A   BOOK  OF   GERMAN   LYRICS 

3iCi^  benfc  ber  kitten  ©tunbe, 
lo  T)a  njerben  '^  bie  5'?a(l)barn  tun; 

©ie  fenfen  mic^  ftill  in  bie  (Srbe, 
2)0  h)erb'  i<i)  lange  rnt)n. 

©d^Uefet  nun  ber  ©c^Iaf  mein  5luQe, 
9Sie  traum'  ic^  oftmal^  bag: 
IS  (Sg  tvixxe  eing  toon  beibem, 

9^ur  iDiifet'  id^  felber  nid)t,  h)ag. 


2}ie_M/  iiber  bie  ®teme  tiotQ, 

9[)?it  ber  geleerten  ®rf)ale 
5luffc^n)eb[t,  urn  fie  am  eto'gen  Som 

Silig  n)ieber  gu  fiitlen: 
S...  .  '•;  (Sinmal  [c^menfe  [ie  noc^,  o  ©liicf, 

©inrnal,  lad^elnbe  ©bttin! 
©iel),  ein  eingiger  2^ropfen  I)an0t 

5^oc^  berloren  am  9?anbe, 
Unb  ber  einjige  S^ropfen  geniigt, 
lo  @ine  t)immlif(f)e  @eele, 

!Die  I)ier  unten  in  ©d^merg  erftarrt, 

SBieber  in  SSonne  gu  Ib[en. 
5Id^!  [ie  toeint  bir  fiiBeren  3)anf, 

%U  bie  anberen  aEe, 
IS  !J)ie  bu  gliicflid)  unb  reid^  gemad^t; 

Sofe  if)n  fallen,  ben  Stropfen! 


HEBBEL  85 


94.  ^aenbgefit^l 

i^rleblid^  beffimpfen 

9lac^t  fic^  unb  ^^a^, 
SSie  ba^  gu  bompfen, 

SBie  bag  gu  lofen  bermog! 

2)er  mic^  bebriicEte,  S 

©c^Iafft  bu  [c^on,  ©c^merg? 
2Bag  mtc^  begludtc, 

®age,  h)Qg  h3ar  '«  borfi,  metn  ^erg? 

greube  toie  Summer, 

i^iil^r  id),  gerrann,  10 

5lber  ben  ©d^Iummer 

j^iil^rten  fie  letfe  I)eran. 

Unb  tm  (Sntf(^h)eben, 

^nrmer  em^Dor, 
^ommt  mir  ba^  ?eben  15 

®anj  iDie  ein  (gdjlummerlieb  bor. 


95.)  ^^  unb  bu 


SSir  traumten  toon  einonber 
Unb  finb  JmboiJ  erft)Q(f)t,  -; 

SSir  leben,  urn  ung  ju  lieben, 
Unb  [infen  juriid  in  bie  5'^a(^t. 

!J)u  tratft  au§  meinem  Jraume, 
5Iug  beinem  trat  id)  tierbor, 

3Sir  fterben,  toenn  [ic^  eineg 
^m  anbem  gang  berlor. 


86  A  BOOK  OF  GERMAN  LYRICS 

5luf  einer  !2ilie  jittern 
3tt)ei  jtropfen,  rein  unb  runb, 

gerfTieficn  in  .eilL£  unb  rollen 
^inab  in  beg  ^eld^eg  ®runb. 


96.  ©ommcrlbitb 

^c^  [at)  beg  ©ommerg  le^te  9^o[e  ftetin, 
@ie  tear,  olg  06  fie  bluten  fonne,  rot; 

3)a  fprad^  icf)  fd^auemb  im  S3oriiber0e]^n: 
„@o  meit  im  Seben  i[t  ju  not)'  am  2;ob." 

S         @g  regte  fid^  fein  ^auc^  am  l^eifeen  XaQ, 
ytnx  leife  ftric^  ein  roeifeer  ©(^metterling; 
S)od^  ob  aud^  faum  bie  ?uft  fein  f^Iiigelfc^Iag 
SBehjegte,  fie  empfanb  eg  unb  merging. 


97.  ^crtifttitlb 

S)ieg  ift  ein  ^erbfttag,  lt)ie  ic^  feinen  fat)! 

!Die  ?uft  ift  ftill,  alg  atmete  man  faum, 
Unb  bennoc^  fatten,  rafc^elnb,  fern  unb  nat), 

S)ie  fc^onften  griic^te  ah  t)on  jebem  SBaum. 

s         O  ftort  fie  nic^t,  bie  ^^eier  ber  5^atur! 
©ieg  ift  bie  Sefe,  bie  fie  felber  l^alt, 
:Denn  f)eute  loft  fid^  Don  ben  ^^c^S^ti  nur, 
SSag  oor  bem  milben  ©traf)!  ber  ©onne  fttHt. 


HEBBEL  87 


98.  ^er  Ic^te  S3aum 

(So  itiie  bie  ©onne  unterget)!, 

®ibt  '^  einen  le^ten  iBaum, 
2)er  U)ie  iaJIRiiraenfIamiiim_fkM 

2tm  femften  ^Immel^raum. 

(Sg  ift  ein  53aum  unb  iDciter  md^tg, 

S)oc^  benft  man  in  ber  5^ac^t 
3!)eg  le^ten  tDunberbaren  Sic^tg, 

©0  mirb  auc^  fetn  gebac^t. 

3Iuf  gleic^e  SBetfe  ben!'  i(^  bein,  _ 

5^un  mid^  blc  ^ugenb  (lalt^    v^t^'  *  «^^ 

3)u  f)aU[t  mir  if)ren  le^ten  ©d^ein 
gilr  atle  B^iten  feft. 


(Bottfrieb  Keller 
99j  9ln  ha§  SBatcrtanb 


O  mein  ^eimatlanb!  O  mein  SSaterlanb! 
SSie  fo  innig,  feurig  IW  id)  bid^! 
©d^onfte  9?of ,  ob  jebe  mir  berblic^, 
©ufteft  tioc^  an  meinem  dben  ©tranb! 

s         Site  i(^  arm,  boc^  frof),  frembeg  Sanb  burd^ftrid^, 
^oniggglans  mit  beinen  S3ergen  ma§, 
^^j  2:t)ronenf litter  balb  bo  btr  bergafe, 

SBie  tdax  ba  ber  53ettler  ftolj  auf  btd^! 

5(te  id)  fern  bir  inar,  o  ^elDetia! 
lo         }^a^k  ntancfjmal  mid^  ein  tiefe^.Seib; 

3)oc^  n)ie  fe^rte  fc^nell  eg  ftd^  in  j^reub', 
SEBenn  ic^  einen  beiner  ®oI)ne  faf)! 

C>  mein  ©d^lreijerlanb,  all  mein  ®ut  unb  ^abl 
SBann  bereinft  bie  Ic^te  ©tunbe  fommt, 
IS         Ob  ic^  ©djlDod^er  bir  anc^  nid^tg  gefrommt, 
^f^id^t  ber[age  mir  ein  ftille§  ®rab! 

SSerf  id^  Don  mir  einft  bicS  mein  ©taubgetoanb; 
53eten  hiilt  id^  bann  gu  ^"'ott  bem  ^errn: 
„Saffe  ftrat)Ien  beinen  frf)on[ten  ©tern 
20,        ^fjiebcr  auf  mein  irbifd^  S3atcrlanb!" 


KELLER  89 


100.  SSititcrnarfit 

9lid^t  eln  i^liiflelfd^Iag  gtng  burd)  bte  3CcIt, 
©titi  unb  blenbenb  lag  ber  hDclfee  ©c^nee, 
9^irf)t  ein  SSoIflein  I)mg  am  ©ternenjctf^ :; 
^einc  SSelle  fd^Iug  Im  ftarren  ©ee. 

5Iug  bcr  2::iefe  ftieg  ber  ©eebaum  auf,  S 

Sis  [ein  SSipfel  in  bem  (gis  gefror; 

5In  ben  tften  ftomm  bie  Slij!  I)erauf,  '^jr^nohe^;  ov^rN^('hj 
©c^aute  burdf)  bag  griine  @ig  empor. 

5luf  bem  biinnen  ©lafe  ftanb  ic^  ba, 

!Dag  bie  [d^toarje  STiefe  bon  mir  fc^ieb;  10 

!iDic^t  ic^  unter  metnen  ^iifeen  fat) 

3f)re  tceifee  ©d^ontieit,  ®Iieb  urn  ®Iieb. 

Tilt  erftidftem  jammer  taftet  fie 

5ln  ber  f)arten  3)e(fe  l^er  unb  {)in, 

^d^  toergeff  ha^  bunfle  Slntli^  nie,  15 

3mmer,  immer  liegt  eS  mir  im  ©inn. 


(Top  S(6cnb«cb 

$Iugen,  meine  liefien  ^^enftertein, 
®ebt  mir  fcfion  fo  lange  fiolben  ©d^ein, 
?affet  freunblid^  53ilb  um  53ilb  t)erein: 
(gtnmal  n)erbet  if)r  berbunfelt  fein! 


9©  A  BOOK  OF  GERMAN  LYRICS 

5  j^allen  einft  bie  miiben  Siber  gu, 

Sofc^t  il^r  oug,  bann  I)at  bie  @eele  dln^*; 
Xa\knb  ftreift  fte  ab  bie  SSanberfd^u^*, 
Segt  fid^  aud^  in  if)re  finftre  2;rul^'. 

9^od^  sn)ei  jjilnflein  fiefit  fie  glimmenb  ftel^n 
lo  2Bie  stoei  ©terntein,  innerlic^  gu  fe!)n, 

Sig  fie  fd^toanfen  unb  bann  auc^  bergefin, 
SSie  bon  eineg  ^^alterg  gliigetoetin. 

S)od§  nod^  njanbr  id^  auf  bent  5lbenbfelb, 
9^ur  bent  finfenben  ©eftim  gefellt; 
IS  STrinft,  0  Wugen,  h)ag  bie  SSintper  tjixlt, 

S3on  bent  golbnen  liberflufe  ber  SSelt! 


Cl^eobor  Storm 

103.  Cftotierticb 

S)er  9^ebel  fteigt,  eg  fatit  bag  Saub; 
©c^enf  ein  ben  SBeiti,  ben  f)oIben! 
2Btr  iDotlen  ung  ben  grauen  Xa^ 
5i5ergoIben,  fa  bergolben! 

Unb  0el)t  eg  braufeen  nodf)  fo  toll,  5 

Und)riftli(f)  ober  d^riftlic^, 

3[t  boc^  bie  SSelt,  bie  fdjone  SSelt, 

©0  ganjlic^  unberh)u[tlic^! 

Unb  n)immert  aud^  einmal  bag  §erj, — 

©tofe  an  unb  lafe  eg  flingen!  lo 

SSir  rt)iffen'g  bo(^,  ein  red)teg  ^erj 

3ft  gar  ntcfit  umpbringen. 

"^tv  ^fJebel  fteigt,  eg  fctllt  bag  Saub; 

©d^enf  ein  benSBein,  ben  {)oIben! 

SSir  iDoHen  ung  ben  grauen  XaQ  is 

33ergoIben,  ia  bergolben! 

2Bot)I  ift  eg  ^erbft;  bod^  irarte  nur, 
5)oc^  ft)arte  nur  ein  SSeilc^en! 
!Der  ^^riil^Iing  fommt,  ber  ^immel  lad^t, 
@g  fte{)t  bie  SBelt  in  3?eil(^en.  20 

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92  A  BOOK  OF   GERMAN   LYRICS 

T)it  blauen  Xa^t  brec^cn  an, 

Unb  el^e  [te  derflle^cn, 

2Bir  molten  [ie,  mein  toadrer  greunb, 

©enie&en,  fa  genie  feen! 


103.  SSct^nac^tllicb 

33om  ^trnmel  in  bie  tiefften  ^luftc 
@in  milber  ©tern  betnieberlacfit;       / 
S3om  2:annenn)albe  [teigen  3)iifte      I 
Unb  f)Quc^en  burc^  bie  SSinterliifte,  [ 
Unb  fer^cntielle  mirb  bie  ^^Zac^t. 

Tlix  i'ft  M§  Serj  fo  frof)  erfc^rocfen, 
3)aS  ift  bie  liebe  2Bcit)na(^t^seit! 
3c^  boi^e  [ember  .flird^engloden 
SD?id^  Uebliif)  beintatlid^  t)erIocfen 
3n  mctrt^cnftille  §eimli(^feit. 

Sin  frontmer  3rtuber  bait  micb  iDiebcr, 
5lnbctenb,  [taunenb  mufe  id)  ftebn; 
(S^  [inft  auf  meine  3luQen!iber 
@in  Qotbner  ^inbertraum  b^niieber, 
^ii}  fiibl'^:  ein  SBunber  i[t  gefcbebn. 


104.  Sommcrmtttog 

5^un  ift  e6  [tin  um  $of  unb  ©d^eucr, 
Unb  in  bcr  SDIubte  rubt  ber  ©tcin; 
S)cr  33irncnbaum  mit  blanfen  53Iattcm 
@tebt  rcgungslog  im  ©onnenfc^ein, 


STORM  93 

T)k  53ienen  fumnien  fo  berfc^Iafen;  s 

Unb  in  ber  offnen  SBobcnluf, 
53eiicbclt  Don  bem  !3^uft  be^  ^eueg, 
3in  cjrauen  9^ocfIein  nidt  ber  '!)3uf. 

3^er  SOJiilter  fd^narc^t  unb  ba§  (^kfinbc, 

Unb  nur  ble  2;od)ter  tdadjt  im  ^aug;  lo 

5^ie  lac^et  [till  unb  gicf)t  [id)  {)einili(i^ 

gurfidjtig  bie  'ipantofidn  au§. 

<£ie  9ef)t  unb  tredt  ben  SQIliKerburfc^en, 

STer  faum  ben  fc^nteren  5lugen  trout: 

„9lun  fiifl'e  mid),  berliebter  Sunge;  is 

3)oc^  fauber,  fauber,  nid)t  ju  laut." 

105,  ^tc  etabt 

Sim  grauen  ©tranb,  nni  grauen  9)?eer 

Unb  feitab  liegt  bie  ©tabt; 

Ttx  9JebeI  briidt  bie  S^cic^er  fdin)er, 

Unb  burd)  bie  (gtitte  brauft  ba«  9Q?eer 

(Sintonig  uni  bie  ®tabt.  S 

m  raufdit  fein  SBalb,  eg  [(^logt  im  iOJal   -^-^--^ 

^ein  5?ogeI  lilmLlInteila^; 

S^ic  S^anbcrgang  mit  t)artem  (Sd)rei 

9^ur  fliegt  in  £>erbftegnad}t  tiorbei, 

§lm  ©tranbe  n3et)t  ha^  ©rag.  lo 

!^od)  {)angt  mein  ganjeg  §erj  an  btr, 

Tn  graue  ©tabt  am  9D?eer; 

5)er  3ugenb  fauber  jitr  nnh  fiir 

9iut)t  lac^elnb  bodi  auf  bir,  auf  bir, 

3Du  graue  (gtabt  am  9)?eer.  15 


94  A  BOOK  OF  GERMAN  LYRICS 


106.  lifter  bic  ^cibc 

liber  bie  §etbe  I)allet  niein  ©d^ritt; 
3)uTnpf  aug  ber  @rbe  toanbert  eg  mit. 

^erbft  ift  gefommen,  ^riifiUng  ift  tt)eit  — 
®ab  eg  benn  eittmal  felige  B^it? 

SSrauenbe  '?llthd  getften  umf)er; 

©c^iDar^  ift  bag  ^raut  unb  ber  ^immel  fo  leer. 

SBcir'  tc^  t)ier  nur  ntd^t  gegangen  tm  9)?ai! 
?eben  unb  Siebe,  —  iDte  flog  eg  borbei! 


07)  Suctc 

3d^  fet)  fie  noc^,  it)r  S3iic^Iein  in  ber  ^anb, 
SR.a<i)  iener  53anf  bort  an  ber  ©artentoanb 
33om  ©piel  ber  anbem  ^inber  fic^  entfemen; 
®ie  tou^te  h)oI)I,  eg  miibte  fie  bag  ?emen. 

'JJic^t  tear  fie  flug,  nic^t  fc^on;  mir  aber  hjar 
3^r  blafe  ©efic^td^en  unb  if)r  blonbeg  ^aar, 
9)?ir  mar  eg  lieb;  aug  ber  (grinnrung  3)ufter 
©d^aut  eg  mid)  an;  loir  toaren  red^  ©efc^toi^r. 

3t)r  fd^maleg  S8ettcf)en  teilte  fie  mit  mir, 
Unb  nac^teng  SSang'  an  SSange  fc^Iiefen  h)ir; 
!Dag  h)ar  fo  fc^on!   ^od^-_n3£|ijt_juu__£ii 
ilSic^jui  aug  jenen  3eiten,  bic  gefc^ieben. 


STORM  95 

@m  @nbe  tarn;  —  ein  XaQ,  fie  tourbc  franf 

Unb  lag  im  i^ieber  biele  SSodjen  long; 

©in  SJcorgen  bann,  n30  [anft  bie  SSinbe  gingen,  is 

:Da  ging  [ic  l^eim;  eg  bliif)ten  bie  ©tjringen. 

T)it  ©onne  fd^ien;  id^  lief  in6  gelb  I)inaii§ 
Unb  toeinte  laut;  bann  tarn  id)  ftill  nad^  ^au§. 
3Bot)I  slDan^ig  3at)r  unb  briiber  finb  bergangen  — 
Sin  mie  diet  anbrem  fiat  mein  ^erj  get)angen!  20 

SSag  f)fib*  ic$  ^eute  benn  nac^  bir  gebangt? 
S3ift  bu  mir  naf)  unb  t)aft  nndj  mir  tierlangtP 
SSiltft  bu,  rtie  einft  nad^  unfem  Jlinberfpielen, 
'SJldn  J!nabenf)aupt  an  beinem  ^erjen  fuf)Ien? 


108.  (Sine  5'i'«^K«9^«<i^t 

^'m  3tnimer  brinnen  iff  g  fo  fc^roiil; 
®er  ^ranfe  liegt  auf  bem  Iieifeen  '^fiiliL 

3m  i^ieber  t)at  er  bie  9?ad)t  berbrac^t; 
@ein  §erj  ift  miibe,  fein  2luge  t)ern)ad^t. 

@r  laufd^t  auf  ber  ©tunben  rinnenben  ®anb; 
(gr  t)alt  bie  Uf)r  in  ber  h)eifeen  ^anb. 

(Sr  saf)It  bie  ©c^Icige,  bie  fie  pidft, 
(Sr  forfcfiet,  n)ie  ber  SBeifer  rildft; 

(Sg  fragt  if)n,  ob  er  noc^  leb'  bielleid^t, 
SSenn  ber  SSeifer  bie  fc^lrarje  S)rei  erreid^t. 


96  A  BOOK   OF   GERMAN   LYRICS 

!Die  SSartfrau  ft^et  gebulbig  babel, 
^arrenb,  big  atleg  Doriiber  fel.  — 

©c^on  auf  bem  ^erjen  briidt  lf)n  ber  Xob; 
Unb  braufeen  bamnicrt  bag  9}|or9enrot. 

IS  5ln  ble  ^^enfter  flettcrt  ber  ^^riifillnggtag, 

9)labc^en  unb  33oQeI  h)erben  \va^. 

S)le  @rbe  Ia($t  In  ^Icbegfc^eln, 
^flngftglocfen  lautcn  ha^  33rautfeft  elu; 

©Ingenbe  33urfcf)en  glcf)n  iiberg  i^elb 
20  §lneln  In  ble  bluf)enbe,  fllngenbe  SSelt.  — 

Unb  Immcr  [titter  unrb  eg  brln; 
S)le  3llte  trltt  jum  ^ranfen  f)ln. 

3)er  f)at  ble  ^anbe  gefaltet  bld^t; 

®le  jlet)t  lf)m  bag  ?afen  iiberg  ©efld^t. 

25  SDann  gefit  [le  fort,     ©tumm  irlrb'g  unb  leer, 

Unb  brlnnen  luacfit  teln  2(uge  met)r. 

/ 
109.  5(pr« 

7io/^-.A  <T)ag  tft  ble  ^roffel,  ble  ba  fc^Iagt, 

!Der  i5ni{)Hng,  ber  meln  ^erg  belregt. 
3c^  fuf)Ie,  ble  \\d)  f)oIb  bejelgen, 
T)k  ©elfter  aug  ber  Srbe  ftelgen. 

5  T)ng  ?eben  flle^et  Vok  eln  STraum  — 

Wix  l[t  h)le  iBIume,  Slatt  unb  33aum. 


STORM  97 


110.  Wlat 


!5)tc  ^tnber  fdjreten  3Sitiat  t)od^! 
3n  bie  blaue  Suft  f)tnem; 
3)en  i5riiI)Ung  fe^en  fie  auf  ben  2:l)ron. 
3)er  [oil  it)r  ^onig  fein. 

3)ie  ^inber  t)aben  bie  S3eild)en  gepfliidft, 
2(11,  all,  bie  ha  blul)ten  am  9)Jul)Ienfiraben. 
3)er  Seng  ift  ba;  fie  hjollen  it)n  feft 
3n  il^ren  fleinen  gauften  t)aben. 


111.  ©Itfafict^ 

S[J?eine  gjtutter  I)at'g  QetooHt, 

S)en  anbem  id^  net)men  follt*; 

SBa«  ic^  guDor  befeffen, 

9[)?ein  ^erj  follt  e6  Dergeffen; 

3)ag  i)at  eg  ni(^t  QetooIIt.  s 

9D?eine  9?cutter  flag'  id)  an, 

©ie  f)at  ntc^t  toot)!  getan; 

SBag  fonft  in  (gf)ren  ftiinbe, 

5^un  ift  eg  h)orben  ©iinbe. 

SBag  fang'  ic^  an?  » 

^iir  alt  mein  ©tolj  unb  i^reub* 

©etuonnen  {)ab'  id)  ?eib. 

2lcO,  tocir'  bag  nid)t  gefd)e{)en, 

21(f),  fbnnt'  id)  bettein  gefjen 

liber  bie  braune  §eib'!  iS 


qS  a  book   of   GERMAN   LYRICS 


113.  g^roucn^onb 

S^  hjeife  eg  tdo\)l,  fein  flagenb  SBort 
SSirb  iiber  beine  Sippen  9el)en; 
;Do(^  toag  fo  fanft  bein  Wlunb  derfd^toeigt, 
ayjufe  beine  blaffe  §anb  geftelien. 

;Die  -^anb,  an  ber  mein  Sluge  fiiingt, 
^cigt  ienen  feinen  S^Q  ^^^  ©c^merjen, 
Unb  ha\i  in  fc^Iummerlofer  3^ac^t 
©ie  lag  auf  einem  franfen  ^erjen. 


113./ (Sc^Ucftc  tntr  bic  Slugcn  6cibc 

©c^Iiefee  mir  bte  2(ugen  beibe 
SO?it  ben  lieben  ^anben  ju! 
@ef)t  boc^  alleg,  toag  id^  lelbe, 
Unter  betner  ^anb  jur  9xut)'. 
Unb  mie  leife  ftc^  ber  ©c^merj 
SSetr  um  SSctle  fc^Iafen  leget, 
SBie  ber  le^te  ©cf)Iag  [id)  reget, 
i^ulleft  bu  mein  ganger  ^erj. 


(Eonrab  ^erbtnanb  ZtTcYer 

114.  Sicberfcclcn 

^n  ber  9^ac^t,  bie  bie  ^aume  mit  33Iuten  htdt, 

SBarb  it^  Don  fiifeen  ©efpenftern  erfc^redt, 

(Sin  9?eigen  fc^rtiang  im  ©arten  fid),        y^j^^v^d  Mty-^-<-^ 

S)en  ic^  mit  leifem  gufe  bcfdjlid^;  /        -^ 

SBie  jarter  @Ifen  Gf)or  im  9?ing  cM^^-x^^    c  u^^ 

(Sin  iDeifeer  leknbigcT  ©djimmer  ging. 

3)ie  ©diemen.  ftab^  id)  fed  befragt:        .,^^<^v.J2^   r-aXx-r-U-*'-^ 

SSer  feib  if)r/luftiQe  SBefen?  ©agt! 

„3c^  bin  ein  ilBoIMjen,  gefpiegelt  im  <See."  — ;.  ^ 

„^i)  bin  einc  ^eit)e  don  ©tapfen  im  ©(^nee."    J^^-^'^W^ rf^^ 

„^6)  bin  ein  ©eufjer  gen  ^immel  empor!"        ^';;>         , 

„3(^  bin  ein  @ef)eimniirg£f[u^rt  in§  Of)r."        '•^^-^'-^^^'^^^ 

„3c^  bin  ein  fromme§,  geftorbneg  £inb." 

„3(^  bin  ein  ii^pigLS  SBIumengeluinb  —  "   '"'^'^'-•o^^ 

„Unb  bie  bu  h3a{)Ift,  unb  ber'g  befc^ieb  ly     ^ 

2)ie  ®unft  ber  ©tunbe,  bie  inirb  ein  Sieb." 


115,  9la(i^tgerauf(i^e 

Mbe  mtr  bie  g^lac^tgeraufc^e,  2«ufe,     ^^--^^unc^ 
S)ie  anS  Ol^r  beg  ©d^Iummerlofen  fluten! —  ■ 
(Sr[t  bag  traute  SSac^tgebell  ber  §unbe, 
3)ann  ber  abgesaf)Ite  ©c^Iag  ber  ©tunbe, 

99 


lOO  A  BOOK  OF  GERMAN   LYRICS 

T)ann  ein  t^^ifcOcr^^^Diegefprac^  am  Ufer, 
!5)ann?   dUd)t'^  meiter  al^  ber  ungettiiffe 
@eiftcrlaut  ber  ungebroc^nen  ©tilte, 
SBie  ba^  Sltmen  eine6  iungcn  Sufen^, 
SSie  bag  iD?urmeIn  eine^  tiefen  53runnenS, 
SBie  bag  ©d^tagen  eineg  bumpfcn  9?uber«, 
3)ann  ber  ungef)orte  2;ritt  beg  ©d^Iummerg. 


116.   2)0^  fotc  mnb 

(Sg  'ijat  ben  ©arten  fid)  sum  ^^reunb  gemad^t, 
3)ann  toetften  er  unb  eg  im  ^erbfte  fad^t, 
!Die  ©onne  gtng,  unb  eg  unb  er  entfc^Iief, 
®e{)ullt  in  eine  S)e(fe  meife  imb  tief. 

s      3e^t  ift  ber  ©arten  unt)er[ef)ng  ertoad^t, 
S)ie  ^leine  [c^Iummert  feft  in  ilirer  9?ad^t. 
„SSo  ftecEft  bu?"  [ummt  eg  bort  unb  fummt  eg  f)ier. 
5)er  ganse  ©arten  friigt  nadf)  ii)v,  nad^  il^r. 

!Die  blaue  2Binbe  flettert  fc^Ianf  empor 
lo     Unb  blidft  ing  §aug:  „.^omm  l^lnterm  ©d^ranf  l^erftor! 
mo  birgft  bu  bid^?   T)u  tuft  bir'g  fetbft  gu  leib! 
SSag  t)aft  bu  fur  ein  neueg  ©ommertleib?" 


117.  Sm  (SpatBoot 

Slug  ber  ®cf)iffgbanf  mac^'  id^  meinen  ^fttl^I, 

Snblic^  mirb  bie  l^eifee  ©time  fuf)I! 

O  fttie  fiife  erfattet  mir  bag  $erj! 

O  n)ie  iDeic^  berftummen  Suft  unb  ©d^merj! 


MEYER  lOI 

liber  mir  beg  9tof)reg  fdjlcarjer  9?audO 
SBiegt  unb  biegt  [id^  in  beg  SBinbeg  ^and), 
i^iibcn  I)ier  unb  brtiben  hiieber  bort 
v^dlt  bag  S3oot  an  man(f)cm  flcinen  '^Port: 
53ci  ber  @d)tffglatcme  fargem  ©d}ein 
©teigt  ein  ©rf^atten  aug  unb  ntenmnb  etn.  k*.  I  n^ 
9?ur  ber  ©tcurer  nod^,  ber  lt)ac^t  unb  ftcl)t! 
yiuv  ber  3Stnb,  ber  mir  im  ^aare  n3ef)t! 
©corner J  unb  ?u[t  erieiben  fanften  Xob. 
@inen  ©d^Iumm'rer  tragt  bag  bun!Ie  33oot. 


118.  VSov  ber  erntc 

$Im  toolfenreinen  §immel  gel^t 

S)ie  blante  @irf)el  fc^bn, 

^m  ^orne  brunten  n)ogt  unb  votl)t 

Unb  n}uf)It  unb  raufc^t  ber  }^bf)n. 

©ie  n^anbert  tioller  SO^elobie 

^ot^ubcr  burc^  bag  Sanb. 

grii^  morgen  fc^toingt  bie  ©c^nitt'rin  [ie 

Tilt  fonnenbrauner  §anb. 


119y'  ^cr  romtfdjc  58runncn 

Sluffteigt  ber  ®traf)I  unb  fattenb  giefet 
@r  boll  ber  SO?armorfc^aIe  3?unb, 
S)ie,  fic^  t)erfd)Ieiernb,  iiberffiefet 
3n  einer  sh)eiten  ©c^ale  @runb; 


I02  A  BOOK  or   GERMAN   LYRICS 

:5)ie  stceite  gibt,  fie  ft)irb  ju  reic^, 
3)er  britteii  njallenb  ii)vt  %M, 
Unb  iebe  nimmt  unb  fiibt  sugleic^ 
Unb  [tromt  unb  rul)t. 


130.  ^Icujo^r^gtorfcn 

3n  ben  Silften  fc^meltenbeS  ®ebroI)ne, 
b/o'Je  s-^^ik  2^^^  xoit  ^fllm^  biegt  ber  SSinb  bte  2;one: 

?eir  berl^atfen,  ble  jum  erften  riefen, 
Sfltu  ©elaute  f)ebt  ftc^  aug  ben  Xiefen. 

5  ©rofee  ^eere,  ntc^t  ein  emjler  9?ufer! 

SBofiHaut  flutet  of)ne  @tranb  unb  Ufer. 


21^  ®acrf)>ruc!^ 

SBeme^t  ben  ©c^ritt!   58eme§t  ben  @d^n)unQ! 

!Die  (Srbe  bleibt  noc^  lange  jung! 

3)ort  fallt  ein  l?:om,  ba§  ftlrbt  unb  ruf)t. 

®ie  9?uf)'  ift  fiife.    (g§  ^at  eg  gut. 

§ler  ein6  baS  burd^  bie  ©c^otte  bric^t. 

@g  f)at  eg  gut.    ®ufe  ift  bag  2\d)t 

Unb  feineg  fattt  aug  biefer  SSelt 

Unb  iebeg  [oltt,  nok  'g  ®ott  gefallt. 


MEYER  103 

^^.  ©rfinittcrlicb 

SBtr  fd^nitten  bie  ©aaten,  ft)ir  iBuben  unb  X)irnen, 
9}Jit  nadenben  Hrmen  unb  triefenben  ©tirnen, 
S3on  bonnernben  bunflen  ©etoittern  bebrot)t  — 
©erettet  bag  ^orn  unb  nlc^t  einer,  ber  barbel 

S3on  ®arbe  3U  ©arbe 

3[t  9?aum  fiir  ben  2:ob  — 
SBie  [d^toellen  ble  Sippen  be«  Seben§  fo  rot! 

^oc^  tfironet  ii)v  ©d)bnen  auf  Qiilbenen  ©t^eu, 
3n  ftro^enben  ©arben  umfUmmert  bon  S3Ii^en  — 
S^td^t  etne,  bie  barbe!   SSir  brlngen  i)a?>  SBrot! 
3iim  Q^eigen!  .Sum  Stance !  3ur  tofenben  Stunbel 

S3  on  9i)^unbe  3U  9}cunbe 

^ft  9?aum  fiir  ben  Stob  — 
SBie  fc^mellen  bie  Sippen  beg  Sebeng  fo  roti 


^133.  ^ad)  cincm  ^fliebcrlanbcr 

^er  9)?eifter  malt  ein  !Ieineg  jarteg  53ilb, 
3uriicfQeIef)nt,  befd^aut  er'g  liebebotl. 
@g  pO(^t.    „^erein."    (gin  flamif(^er  Qunfer  iff^. 
fUlit  einer  brallen,  oufgebonnerten  S^irn', 
S)er  bor  @efunbi)eit  faft  bie  92}ange  birft. 
©ie  raufc^t  bon  ®eibe,  ftimntert  bon  ©efc^meib. 
„SBir  f)aben*g  eilig,  lieber  9Keifter.   SSifet, 
(gin  h^adrer  (gc^etm  ftiel^It  mir  bag  3:od}terIein. 
9??orgen  ift  ^o^^dt   ^akt  mir  mein  ^inb!" 
„3ur  ©tunbe,  §err!  SRnv  noc^  ben  ^infelftric^I" 
®ie  treten  luftig  bor  bie  ©taffelei: 


104  A  BOOK  OF   GERMAN  LYRICS 

tuf  etnem  blanfen  ^iffen  fd^Iummemb  ItCQt 
(gin  feiner  a)iabc^enfopf.   !Dcr  3D2eifter  fej^t 
3)cg  SSIumenfranseg  tteffte  ^nofpc  nod^ 
15  5luf  bie  toerbtic^ne  ©tlrn  mtt  letd^ter  $anb. 

—  „ma<i)  ber  9Zatur?"  —  „ma^  ber  5^atur.   2«ein  titib. 
©cftem  bcerblgt.   ^err,  t(^  bin  au  2)ienft." 

134.  ©ingclcgtc  Siubcr 

SO^einc  eingelegten  9?uber  triefen, 
STropfen  fallen  langfam  in  bie  2:iefen. 

^[(^U,  ha^  mid^  berbrofe!  gfitd^tg,  ba^  mx<S)  freutcl 
5fiieberrinnt  ein  fc^mersenlofeg  ^eute! 

S         Unter  mir  —  ac^,  aug  bent  Sid^t  berfc^tuunben  — 
S^rttumen  fd^on  bie  fd^onern  meiner  ©tunben. 

2Iu0  ber  blauen  ^^iefe  ruft  ba«  ©eftern: 

©inb  im  Sid^t  nod^  mand^e  meiner  ®d^tt)eftem? 

135.  ©ttJtg  iung  ift  nur  bie  Sonne 

^eutc  fanben  meine  ©d^ritte  mein  tierQefene^  ^ugenbtot, 
©eine  @ot)lc  lag  Derobet,  feine  33erge  ftanben  fal^l. 
SD^cine  33aume,  meine  jtrttume,  meinc  bud^enbunfeln  §bt)'n  — 
(SlDig  iung  ift  nur  bie  ©onne,  fie  aHein  ift  eh)ig  fd^Sn. 

S  !Drtiben  bort  in  fc^ilf'gem  ©runbe,  h)0  bie  mitbe  2a^t  liegt, 
^at  ju  meiner  Sugenbftunbe  fic^  lebenb'ge  ^^^ut  gertiegt, 
!5)urc^    bie    ^eiben,  burd^  bie  SBeiben  ging  ein  h)anbcmb 

^erbgetSn  — 
®tt)ig  iung  ift  nur  bie  ©onnc,  fie  attein  ift  eluig  fd^dn. 


MEYER  105 

136.  JRcqutcm 

S3et  ber  Slbenbfonne  SBanbern 
SBann  ein  3)orf  ben  ©tral^I  oetlor, 
^lagt  [ein  !J)unfeI  e^  ben  anbem 
5DHt  bertrauten  Stonen  bor. 

9?o(f)  ein  ©todflein  f)at  Qef(f)h)iegen 
2(uf  ber  ^of)e  bi^  sute^t. 
^fJun  beginnt  e6  ftcf)  ju  n)iegcn, 
^orc^,  mein  J^'ild^berg  Ifiutet  jc^tl 


127.  9l6cnbtt»oHe 

@o  [tille  mf)t  tm  §afen 
3)n^  tiefe  Staffer  bort, 
!iDie  9?uber  finb  entfc^kfen, 
2)ie  ©d^ifflein  finb  im  "iport. 

5y?ur  oben  in  bent  ^t^er  5 

!Der  lauen  9)?atennQdjt, 
!I)ort  [egelt  no($  ein  fpttter 
i^riebferfger  gerge  fac^t. 

©ie  33arfe  fttti  unb  bunM 

i5af)rt  l)in  im  !I)ammer[c^ein  fo 

Unb  leifem  ©terngcfunfel 

Sim  ^immel  unb  l^inein. 


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•    128.  ^a§  ©Ibdrctn 

dv  ftel^t  an  tl^rem  ^fiil)!  in  {)erber  Oual, 
3)en  iungen  S3u[eii  mufe  er  feud^en  fef)n  — 
(Sr  i[t  ein  Stqt.    Sr  meife,  fein  traut  ©emal^I 
(Srbla&t,  fobatb  bie  9)?orgenf(^auer  lt)ef)n. 

5  ®ie  l^at  gefd^Iummert:  „Sieber,  bu  bei  mir? 
SQ?ir  trciumte,  ba^  id)  auf  ber  3IIpe  mar, 
2Bie  [cfioit  mir  traumte,  bag  er^ctf)!'  id^  bir  — 
!Du  [c^idft  mid^  ttjieber  f)iti  ha^  nad^fte  ^af)r! 

S)ort  Dor  bent  3)orf  —  bu  ineifet  ben  moofgen  ©tein- 
lo  (Safe  id)  umiiallt  Don  lauter  ^erbgeton, 
5In  mir  boriiber  jogen  mit  ©c^almei'n 
!Dic  §erben  nieber  Don  ben  <SommerI)bf)^n. 

2){e  ^erben  fefiren  alTe  if)eut  nad^  ^aug  — 
S)ag  ift  bie  le^te  h)of)I?  ^'^ein,  eine  nod^: 
15  9loc^  ein  ©elciut  tlingt  an  unb  ein«  flingt  ou«! 
S)ag  enbet  ni(^t!  ®a  fam  ba§  le^te  boc^! 

SO?ic^  iiberflutete  ba^  SIbenbrot, 
S)ie  9[)?atten  bunfelten  fo  grlin  unb  rein, 
3)ie  gi^i^en  brannten  oug  unb  h)aren  tot, 
20  !5)aruber  gtomm  ein  leifer  ©ternenfc^ein  — 

5)u  f)orc^!  ein  ©lodflein  Ifiutet  in  ber  ©c^Iud^t, 
S3erirrt,  berfpcitet,  n)anbert'g  o{)nc  9?uf), 
®n  armeg  ©(odlcin,  bag  bie  ^erbe  [uc^t  — 
Slufmadjt'  ic^  bann,  unb  bei  mir  U)are[t  bu.' 


MEYER  107 

O  bring  mic^  tuieber  auf  ble  lieben  §oI)'n —  35 

©ie  bciben,  fagft  bu,  mid)  gefunb  Qemacl)t  .  .  . 

Sort  U)ar  eg  |d}on!  3)ort  luar  eg  n)unbcrfd)on! 

®ag  ©locflein!  SSiebcr!  ^orft  bu'g?   ®utc  ^ad^t.  .  ,  . " 


1:29.  2)ie  S3onf  bc§  SWtcn 

Sl(^  bin  einmal  in  eineni  2al  geganQen, 
Ta^  fern  ber  SBelt,  bent  ^inimel  nat)e  tnar, 
S^urd)  bog  ©elanbe  fciner  SSicfen  flangen 
3!)ie  ©enfen  ringg  ber  ^n^eiten  Ma^b  im  Qai)V, 

Q(S)  fc^ritt  burd)  ei<ieg  !Dorfc^eng  ftitte  ©of [en.  S 

^ein  Saut.    93or  eincr  ^iitte  fafe  allein 
(Sin  alter  9}tann,  toon  feiner  ^raft  berlaffen, 
Unb  fc^aute  feicmb  anf  ben  f5^irnefd)ein. 

3nn)cilen,  in  bie  ^anb  gelegt  bie  ©time, 

©ef)'  i(§  ben  ^immel  jeneg  Jaleg  blaun,  10 

2)en  9)liiben  feb  icb  h)ieber  auf  bie  girne, 

3)ie  naben,  felig  flaren  ^^^irnen  fd)aun. 

*g  ift  nur  ein  jTranm.   SS^obl  ift  ber  ©reig  gcfd)ieben 
5Iug  biefer  (gonne  ?id)t  bon  3abi^cii  fdjn)er; 
(Sr  fd)IumTnert  n)obI  in  feineg  @rabeg  ^^ricben,  is 

Unb  feine  S3anf  ftebt  bor  ber  ^iitte  leer. 

^0(^  pul[t  mein  ?ebcn  feurig.   SSie  ben  anbem 

^ommt  mir  ein  STag,  ha  mid)  bie  ^raft  berrat; 

!rann  'mill  id)  Inngfam  in  bie  33erge  nianbern 

Unb  [ud^en,  mo  bie  iBanf  beg  Sllten  ftebt.  30 


Detlet?  von  Ciliencroti 

(  130.  2)ic  a«ufif  fommt 

^Ilnglmg,  bumbum  unb  tfc^ingboba, 
3tebt  im  jTriumpt)  ber  "i^crferfc^at)? 
Unb  urn  bie  (Sdfe  braufenb  brid^f « 
2Bie  Jubaton  be^  SSeltgeric^tg, 
S  SSorati  ber  ©d^ellentraQer, 

33rumbnim,  i>a^  grofee  53ombarbon, 
;Der  33e(fenfc^Iag,  bag  ^elifon, 
!l)ie  "ipiccolo,  ber  3infent[t, 
2)ie  ^^iirfentrommel,  ber  gifitlft, 
10  Unb  bann  ber  ^erre  §auptmann. 

S)er  ^auptmann  nal^t  tnit  ftotjem  ©inn. 
3)ie  ©c^uppenfette  unterm  ^Inn, 
®ie  ©c^cirpe  fc^niirt  ben  f(|lan!en  Selb, 
53elm  3ew€!  bag  i[t  fetn  3eitt)ertreib, 
IS  Unb  bann  bic  ^erren  $?eutnantg. 

3tt)ei  ^eutnantg,  rofenrot  unb  broun, 
3)ie  %ai)nt  fc^il^en  fie  afe  3aun, 
S)ie  i^Q^^c  fommt,  ben  ^ut  nimm  ab, 
!Der  bleibcn  treu  mir  big  ang  ®rab! 
20  Unb  bann  bie  ©renabiere. 

108 


LTLIENCRON  IO9 

iOer  ©renabler  tm  ftrammen  2;ritt, 
3n  ©c^ritt  unb  2:ritt  unb  jtritt  unb  ©d^ritt, 
S)a«  ftampft  unb  br6l)nt  unb  flappt  unb  ftirrt, 
Satemcngla^  unb  i^enfter  flirrt, 

Unb  banu  bie  fleinen  SO^cibd^en.  25 

2)ie  9D?ab(^en  atle,  ^opf  on  ^opf, 
3Dag  5luQe  blau  unb  blonb  ber  3opf/ 
Slug  2;ur  unb  Jor  unb  §of  unb  §au8 
(gc^aut  Wmt,  Jrine,  ©tine  au§, 

33orbei  ift  bie  9)?ufife.  30 

^lingling,  tfc^ingtfd^ing  unb  "ij^aufcnfrac^, 
5f?oc^  QUg  ber  i^erne  tout  eg  fd^h)ad^, 
®anj  leife  bumbumbumbum  tfd^ing; 
3og  ha  ein  bunter  ©($metterling, 

Stfd^ingtfd^ing,  bum,  um  bie  (Sdfe?  3S 


131.  Xob  in  t^rcn 

3fm  SSeijenfelb,  in  ^orn  unb  5D?of)n, 
?iegt  ein  (golbat,  unaufgefunben, 
3iDei  SToge  fd^on,  sh)ei  5^ac^te  [c^on, 
9)?it  fc^meren  SSunben,  unberbunben. 

!DurfttiberquaIt  unb  fieberrtitb, 
Qm  2:obegfampf  ben  ^opf  erf)oben. 
©in  letter  3;;raunT,  ein  le^tcg  33ilb, 
®ein  bred^enb  5luge  fd)Iagt  nad^  oben. 


no  A  BOOK  OF  GERMAN  LYRICS 

S)ie  ©en[e  [irrt  im  Sl^renfelb, 

(Sr  [tef)t  [ein  S)orf  im  Slrbeit^frieben, 

2lbe,  abt  bu  ^eimatoelt  — 

Unb  beugt  bag  ^aupt,  unb  ift  berfc^iebeiu 


/C         133.  ^n  ©rinncrung 

SJJtfbr'l^en  iiberfd^Iugen 
2:iefer  SSunben  roteg  53Iut. 
SBinbbcrft)ef)te  J^Iange  trugen 
©icQegmarfc^  unb  ©tegegflut. 

9?acf)t.    (gntfe^en  uberfpiilte 
S)orf  unb  ®a(§  in  Sarm  unb  ©tut. 
„^af[er!"  Unb  bie  ^anb  3erh3ut)Ite 
®ra8  unb  ©taub  in  J^urftegnjut. 

9}?or8en.   ©rabergraber.   ©riifte. 
9}?an(^  ein  letter  5Itemgug. 
SSeitber,  mitternb,  burc^  bie  Siifte 
^rau[t  unb  grauft  ein  ©eierflug. 


1^3.  SScr  n>ct^  too 

(©(^lac^t  bei  ^olin,  18.  ^uni  1757.) 

5luf  53Iut  unb  Seid^en,  ©c^utt  unb  Oualm, 
5luf  rofeserftampften  ®omniert)aIm 
S)ie  (Sonne  fd^ien. 


LILIENCRON  III 

m  \ant  bie  9?ad)t.   3)ie  ©c^Iadjt  i[t  aug, 

Unb  mancf)er  fcl)rte  nirfit  nac^  §aug  s 

(ginft  don  llolin. 

Sin  ^unfer  auc^,  ein  ^nabe  nod^, 

3)er  f)eut  bag  erfte  "ipulber  roc^, 

(Sr  niufete  ba{)in. 

SBie  {)ocfi  er  auc^  bie  ^ai)m  fcf)h)ang,  lo 

!Der  Stob  in  feinen  5lrnt  if)n  sn)an0, 

(Sr  rnu^te  bal)in. 

3^tn  nal^e  lag  ein  frommeg  53uc^, 

2)a«  ftctg  ber  ^unfer  bei  fid^  trug 

2lm  3)e9enfnauf.  is 

Gin  ©renabier  bon  S3et)em  fanb 

®en  fleinen  erbbefc^mn^ten  S3anb 

Unb  f)ob  if)n  ouf. 

Unb  brac^te  I)eim  mit  fcfinellem  %u^ 

S)em  S3ater  biefen  le^ten  ®mfe,  20 

S)er  flang  nicf)t  frof). 

2)ann  fd^rieb  Iiinein  bie  3^tterf)anb: 

„^otin.   SO^ein  ®of)n  berfc^arrt  im  ©anb» 

ilBer  toeife  ioo." 

Unb  ber  gefungen  biefeg  Sieb,  "■'  25 

Unb  ber  eg  lieft,  im  Seben  jiefit 

9?oc^  frifc^  unb  frof). 

T)oc^  einft  bin  ic^,  unb  bift  auc^  bu, 

SSerfc^arrt  im  ©anb,  gur  ertjigen  9?u^% 

SBer  ireife  Too,  30 


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134.  (Sommernorfit 

5tn  fcrne  S3erge  fc^Iug  bie  3)onnerfeulcn 
(gin  rafc^  Derraufc^te^  Slac^mittaggeluitter. 
2)le  SBauern  ^o^tn  l^etm  ouf  milben  &'aukn, 
Unb  ftngenb  fef)rten  SSlnjerdoIf  unb  ©c^ntttcr. 
2luf  alien  ;Dac^em  qualmten  blaue  ©aulen 
©eniigfam  t)immelan,  ein  lufttg  ©itter. 
9^un  i[t  eg  5^ad^t,  eg  geiftem  frf)on  bie  @ulen, 
(Sinfam  aug  einer  ?aube  fitngt  bie  3itf)er. 


135.  aWctncr  mntttt 

SBie  oft  \Q.f)  id^  bie  blaffen  ^finbe  nttfien, 

Sin  ©tiicf  fiir  mid^  —  tuie  liebeDoII  bu  forgteft! 

^d)  \ai)  ^um  ^immel  beine  Slugen  flef)en, 

@in  SSunfd^  fiir  mic^  — •  toie  liebeboll  bu  forgteft! 

Unb  an  mein  33ett  fomft  bu  mit  leifen  3e^en, 

@in  ©c^u^  fiir  mic^  —  n)ic  forgenoott  bu  I)orc^teftl 

Sttngft  fc^on  bein  ®rab  bie  SSinbe  iibertt)et)en, 

(Sin  ®ru&  fiir  mic^  —  iric  liebebott  bu  forgteft! 


136.  SBtcgcttlicb 

SSor  ber  3:iire  f($Iaft  ber  S8aum, 
!5)urc^  ben  (Smarten  giefit  ein  ^Traurn. 
Sangfant  fc^mimmt  ber  SKonbegfal^n, 
Unb  im  ©c^Iafe  fxixtjt  ber  ^atjn. 
®cf)Iaf,  mein  SBoIfc^en,  fc^taf. 


LILIENCRON  II3 

©(^laf,  mein  SSuIff.   3n  fpatcr  ©tunb 
^iiff  id)  belnen  roten  9}2iinb. 
©tred  bein  fleine^  bicfe^  33ein, 
@tet)t  nod)  nic^t  auf  SSe^g  unb  ©tein. 

©c^Iof,  mein  SSoIfd^en,  frfilaf.  lo 

©d^Iaf,  mein  SBuIff.   (S6  fommt  bic  3cit, 
9?e0en  rinnt,  eg  ftiimtt  unb  fd^neit. 
Sebft  in  atemlofer  ^aft, 
^citteft  gcrne  ©c^Iaf  unb  9?aft. 

©d)Iaf,  mein  SBoIfd^en,  jd)Iaf.  is 

SSor  ber  Satire  ftet)t  ber  53aum, 
:l)urd)  ben  ©arten  giel^t  ein  Siraum. 
lOangfam  [d)n)immt  ber  SOtonbe^fafin, 
Unb  im  ©c^Iafe  tvcd)t  ber  ^at)n. 

®d)lQf,  mein  ifiSiilfdjen,  fd}Iaf.  20 


v   137.  aStcrcrsug 

53ome  Dier  nidenbe  ^ferbefopfe, 
9ieben  mir  ^toei  blonbe  9)?ab(^ensopfe, 
^inten  ber  ©room  mit  loid^tigen  9[)Henen, 
Stn  ben  ^abem  ©ebelL 

3?n  ben  S)orfem  iDinbftitTen  Sebeng  ©eniige,  5 

5Iuf  ben  getbem  fleifeige  ©paten  unb  ^fliigc, 
5ltteg  bag  bon  ber  (Sonne  befc^ienen 
®o  ^tU,  \o  W' 


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138.  ©c^bne  S«nitttge 

9}?itternac^t,  bie  ©itrten  laufd^en, 
gIu[tern)ort  unb  Stebegfu^, 
S3ig  bcr  le^te  ^lang  berflungen, 
SSeil  nun  atleg  fc^Iafen  mufe  — 
5  glufeiibemcirts  finfit  eine  ^lac^tiQalt. 

©onnengriiner  9?ofen9arten, 
©onnenmeifee  ©tromcgflut, 
©onnenftiKer  9}?orgenfricbc, 
S)er  auf  ^aum  unb  33eeten  rubt  — 
lo  glufeiibertDcirtg  fingt  elne  9^ad;tigatt. 

©tra^entretben,  fern,  berltiorren, 
^eic^er  Warm  unb  33ettelfinb, 
Wtjvkntvmie,  ^eic^ensiigc, 
S^aufenbfciltig  ?ebcn  rtnnt  — 
IS  gtufeiibemctrts  fingt  einc  9lorf)tigatI, 

Sang  [am  graut  ber  Slbenb  nteber, 
Wilht  n)irb  bie  batte  SSelt, 
Unb  ha^  ^erj  ntad)t  feinen  t^rieben, 
Unb  sum  ^inbe  trirb  ber  ^elb  — 
2o  glufeubertoartg  [tngt  eine  S^ad^tifiaH. 


A  WORD   TO  THE   READER 

Verse  must  be  read  aloud.  Rhyme,  rhythm,  alliteration, 
assonance,  vowel  coloring,  the  effect  of  enjambement,  to  name 
only  the  more  obvious  phenomena,  appeal  solely  to  the  ear. 
Looking  at  a  page  of  verse  is  like  looking  at  a  page  of  music. 
Unless  the  symbols  are  translated  into  sound  values,  the  effect 
is  blank.  A  skilled  musician  is  able  to  translate  the  printed  notes 
to  the  inner  sense,  but  even  he  will  prefer  to  hear  the  music 
and  will  always  consider  this  the  final  test.  Thus  it  is  also  with 
verse:  it  must  be  read  aloud.  Lyric  verse  is  best  read  in  privacy 
or  in  a  small  congenial  group.  When  the  humdrum  noise  and 
the  humdrum  cares  of  the  world  have  vanished,  then  the  mo- 
ment has  come  when  one  may  steep  one's  soul  in  lyric  beauty. 
One  never  tires  of  a  really  great  lyric :  like  a  true  friend,  a  longer 
acquaintance  adds  only  new  delight. 

jVnd  why  read  lyric  poetry  at  all?  Some  people  ask  that  ques- 
tion, and  for  them  the  case  may  be  hopeless.  If  the  lyric  sense 
is  utterly  lacking,  then  it  is  their  sad  lot  to  live  in  the  desert 
of  the  practical  world.  Art  is  not  for  them:  neither  music  nor 
poetry  nor  painting  nor  sculpture  nor  architecture;  for  some- 
thing of  the  lyric  impulse  lives  in  all  of  these.  But  many  ask 
that  question  who  some  day  will  see,  and  for  them  I  must  at- 
tempt a  brief  answer.  All  literature  is  an  interpretation  of  life, 
and  the  better  one  understands  life  the  better  one  understands 
literature,  and  vice  versa.  Lyric  poetry  is  the  most  direct  in- 
terpretation of  life,  because  here  the  poet  reveals  his  innermost 
self  directly.  We  strive  to  enrich  our  intellectual  power  by 
reliving  the  thought  of  Plato  and  of  Kant.  Why  not  enrich  our 
emotional  Hfe  and  our  whole  being  by  rehving  the  world  of 
Goethe  or  Shel],ey?  The  poets  have  lived  for  us,  and  the  pure 
essence  of  their  life  we  can  make  our  own  in  their  lyric  verse. 


"5 


Il6  NOTES 

ELEMENTS   OF   VERSIFICATION 

Rhythm.  —  While  in  Greek  and  Latin  it  depends  on  quantity, 
i.e.,  length  of  the  syllables,  in  German  as  in  English  it  depends 
on  stress,  that  is,  accent.  The  smallest  rhythmical  unit  is  called 
a  foot  and  corresponds  to  a  measure  in  music  with  the  exception 
that  the  accent  need  not  be  on  the  first  syllable.  A  verse  con- 
sists of  two  or  more  feet  (verses  with  only  a  single  foot  are 
rare)  and  may  end  either  with  an  accented  syllable  (masculine 
ending)  or  with  an  unaccented  (feminine  ending).  Especially 
within  longer  verses  there  often  occurs  a  slight  rest  or  break, 
called  caesura.  Designating  the  accented  syllable  by  —  and 
the  unaccented  by  x,  the  more  common  feet  with  their 
Graeco-Roman  names  may  be  represented  thus: 

Iambus,     X  — 
Trochee,     —  x 
Dactyl,     —XX 
Anapaest,  x  X  — . 

This  terminology  is,  however,  of  little  avail  in  the  German 
93oIf8lteb,  that  is  the  simple  folksong,  and  in  that  large  body 
of  German  verse  which  is  patterned  after  it.  Here  the  basic 
principle  is  the  number  of  accented  lyllables.  The  number 
of  unaccented  syllables  varies.  A  measure  (i.e.,  a  foot)  may 
have  either  one  or  two  unaccented  syllables,  in  the  real  Volkslied 
often  three.  (A  measure  without  an  unaccented  syllable,  so 
common  in  older  verse,  is  but  rarely  met  with  to-day;  see  84,  7.) 
Goethe's  more  popular  ballads  as  (Srltiinig  or  ber  £onig  in  X^ule 
offer  good  examples  of  this  freer  technique.  Above  all,  however, 
Heine  made  use  of  this  principle,  while  Platen,  whom  later 
German  verse  tends  to  follow  in  this  respect  (e.g.,  Meyer  and 
Liliencron),  espoused  the  strict  classic  ideal. ^ 

Rhyme.  —  When  two  or  more  words  correspond  from  their 
accented  vowel  on,  they  are  said  to  rhyme:  ^ferbc  —  (Srbe. 
The  rhyming  syllable  must  carry  at  least  a  secondary  accent: 

*  Exceptions  are  only  apparent,  as  in  68,  7.  "  Platen  followed 
the  rules  of  Graeco-Roman  prosody,  where  a  long  syllable 
could  be  substituted  for  two  short  syllables. 


NOTES  117 

^etltgfMt  —  3eit.  Rhymes  of  one  syllable  are  called  masculine, 
of  two  syllables  feminine.  According  to  their  degree  of  per- 
fection rhymes  are  classified  as  pure  and  impure.  Thus  geborcn  — 
gcfci)n)orcn,  beftcllt  —  SBelt  are  pure,  gefcl^n  —  fdjon,  geriffen  — ■ 
giifeen,  ?icb  —  ®cmUt,  fprad)  —  ©emad),  3Bicfen  —  fUcfeen  are  im- 
pure. Impure  rhymes  are  not  of  necessity  poor,  but  may  be 
used  to  enhance  the  musical  effects  of  a  poem.  Heine  was  a 
master  in  this  respect.  The  modern  school,  however,  tends  to 
avoid  impure  rhymes. 

Rhymes  within  a  verse  are  called  internal  rhymes. 

Alliteration  —  two  or  more  accented  syllables  beginning  with 
the  same  consonant  or  with  a  vowel :  5?on  trei^en  SBolfcn  umhjogt, 
59,  2  —  is  used  to  enhance  the  rhythmic-melodic  character  of 
a  poem,  as  is  also  assonance  —  the  agreement  of  vowels  in  two 
or  more  accented  syllables,  36.  Often  assonance  is  practically 
a  form  of  impure  rhyme,  ©runbe  • —  t)crf(^>DUTiben,  41,  -^itnmel' — 
©d)tmmer,  44. 

Stanza  —  a  union  of  two  or  more  verses.  In  a  stanza  itself 
the  individual  verses  may  either  stand  apart  or  two  or  more 
verses  may  form  larger  units.  Thus  the  structure  of  the  various 
stanzas  may  be  made  to  differentiate  and  the  rhythmic-melodic 
character  of  the  poem  be  thereby  modified  (44  and  56  and  notes). 
Similarly,  stanzas  may  form  larger  units  (2).  If  the  end  of  a 
verse  breaks  into  a  syntactic  unit,  we  have  what  is  called  an 
enjambement.  This  tends  to  put  a  special  stress  on  the  last 
word.  Notice  for  example  the  onomatopoetic  effect  in  13,  7 
and  8: 

2Iu6  bem  bemegtcn  SBaffer  raufd^t 
Gin  feuc^teS  SBeib  f)ert)or. 

Refrain.  —  This  is  a  repetition  of  one  or  more  verses,  either 
exactly  repeated  or  slightly  modified,  at  the  end  of  a  stanza 
or  less  frequently  at  another  fixed  place  (4,  10,  34).  Aside  from 
its  rhythmic-melodic  effect  the  refrain  helps  to  center  the  atten- 
tion on  a  certain  idea  or  motif. 

Stanza  and  Verse  Forms.  —  Only  a  few  need  any  special 
discussion. 

I.    Blank    Verse.     This   is   the   verse  of  Shakspere  and    wag 


Il8  NOTES 

introduced  into  Germany  from  England.     It  is  an  unrhymed 
iambic  verse  of  five  feet  (19). 

2.  Freic  Rhythmen.  An  unrhymed  verse  that  does  not  follow 
any  fixed  form;  the  rhythm  may  vary  even  within  the  verse. 
The  number  of  accented  syllables  usually  does  not  exceed 
four  (15,  16  and  59). 

3.  The  Rhymed  Couplet  (oier^iebtgc  9?eitnpaarc)  was  introduced 
from  the  SBoIfSlieb.  The  verse  ending  is  always  ,  masculine. 
Best  adapted  to  a^rapidly  progressing  action,  every  stanza' marks 
a  forward  step,  portrayTlnreTr-sceiLe-  (28,  29,  74). 

4.  The  Sonnet,  an  Italian  verse  form,  is  composed  of  fourteen 
iambic  lines  of  five  feet  each.  — 3CJie..,chyme  for  the  first  eight 
lines,  called  the  octave,  is  a.hNa,y4~aiibaabba^  for  the  last  six,  called 
the  sestette,  the  rhyme  may  be  cdcdcd,  ccdccd,  or  cdecde  (69  and  77). 

5.  The^Siziliane,  likewise  Italian,  consists  of  eight  iambic  lines 
of. five  feet  eachjThe  rhyme  being  abababab  (135  and  136). 

6.  The  Modified  Nibelungen  Stanza,  an  adaptation  of  the 
stanza  of  the  Nibelungenlied  introduced  by  Uhland,  is  a  stanza 
of  four  verses  rhyming  in  couplets;  each  verse  has  six  accented 
syllables  with  a  fixed  pause  as  indicated  below  in  the  scansion 
of  the  first  two  Unes  of  32: 

X — X  —  X  —  x|  |X  —  X  —  X  — 
X — X — XX  —  X  I  I'X  — X  —  X  — 

Each  line  is  in  reality  composed  of  two  verses  and  thus  we 
have  here  the  form  so  commonly  used  by  Heine  (48,  49,  50, 
51,  52  and  others).  Each  verse  has  in  reality  four  measures, 
the  last  measure  being  taken  up  by  a  pause: 

(SS  ftanb  in  at  ten  3"  ten       I  I  ei"  ®($Iofe  fo  l^od^  unb  l^efir. 

X     —     X—  X—    XI  X         —        X—     X       —    Tl 

In  music  these  pauses  may  be  taken  up  in  whole  or  in  part 
by  lengthening  the  preceding  notes  (to  some  extent  this  holds  true 
in  reading,  adding  to  the  effect  of  the  enjambement).  SDte 
Sorelei   offers  a  good  example: 


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NOTES 

GOETHE 

Johann  Wolfgang  von  Goethe,  the  world's  greatest  lyric 
genius,  was  born  August  28,  1749,  in  Frankfurt  am  Main.  In 
his  being  there  were  happily  blended  his  mother's  joyous  fancy 
and  the  sterner  traits  of  liis  father.  Thus  a  rich  imagination, 
a  wealth  of  feeUng,  and  the  power  of  poetic  expression  went 
hand  in  hand  with  an  indomitable  will.  In  the  spring  of  1770 
the  young  poet  went  to  Strassburg  to  complete  his  law  course. 
There  Herder  happened  to  be,  even  then  a  famed  critic  and 
scholar,  and  he  aroused  in  Goethe  a  love  and  understanding  of 


I20  NOTES 

what  was  really  great  and  genuine  in  literature:  especially 
Homer,  the  Bible,  Shakspere,  and  the  33olf8Ueb  i.e.,  the  simple 
folksong.  In  the  fall  of  the  year  Goethe  met  Friederike  Brion 
in  the  parsonage  at  Sesenheim,  a  village  near  Strassburg.  Now 
Herder's  teaching  bore  fruit  in  an  outburst  of  real  song  (1,  2 
and  4).  The  influence  of  the  SSolfSlieb  is  clearly  discernible 
in  the  unaffected  naturalness,  spontaneity,  and  simplicity  of 
these  lyrics.  Thus  ba8  ^eibenro^lein,  which  symbolizes  the  tragic 
close  of  the  sweet  idyll  of  Sesenheim,  is  to  all  intents  and  pur- 
poses a  53oIfgUeb. 

The  following  years,  spent  for  the  most  part  in  Frankfurt, 
were  the  period  of  ®turm  unb  SDrang  (Storm  and  Stress)  in  the 
poet's  hfe  and  work.  His  love  for  Lili  Schonemann,  a  rich 
banker's  daughter  and  society  belle  of  Frankfurt,  only  heightened 
this  unrest  (3).  In  the  fall  of  1775  the  young  duke  Karl  August 
called  Goethe  to  Weimar.  Under  the  influence  of  Frau  von 
Stein,  a  woman  of  rare  culture,  Goethe  developed  to  calm 
maturity.  Compare  the  first  SSanbererS  S'iac^tUeb  (written  Feb- 
ruary 1776),  a  passionate  prayer  for  peace,  and  the  second 
(written  September  1780),  the  embodiment  of  that  peace  at- 
tained. Even  more  important  in  this  development  is  the  fact 
that  Goethe,  in  assuming  his  many  official  positions  in  the 
little  dukedom,  entered  voluntarily  a  circle  of  everyday  duties 
(7  and  8).  Thus  the  heaven-storming  Titan,  as  Goethe  reveals 
himself  in  his  Prometheus,  learns  to  respect  and  revere  the  natural 
Umitations   of    mortality    (15   and   especially    16). 

As  Goethe  matured,  his  affinity  for  classic  antiquity  became 
more  marked,  and  a  consuming  desire  impelled  him  to  spend  two 
years  in  Italy  (i  786-1 788).  The  rest  of  his  years  Goethe  spent  in 
Weimar,  his  life  enriched  above  all  else  by  his  friendship  with 
Schiller.  In  this  second  Weimar  period  Goethe  reached  the  acme 
of  his  powers.  Even  his  declining  years,  although  marked  by 
lonehness  and  bringing  him  a  full  measure  of  grief  (his  wife, 
Christiane  Vulpius,  whom  he  had  met  shortly  after  his  return 
from  Italy,  died  in  1816,  followed  in  1830  by  his  only  son),  ex- 
emplified that  earnest  striving  so  characteristic  of  Goethe.  A 
serene  optimism,  a  deep  love  of  life,  was  his  to  the  very  last. 
To  this  bad  8icb  bc8  Silrnter*,  written  May  1831,  bears  eloquent 


NOTES  121 

witness.     A  ripe  mellowness  seems  to  blend  here  with  the  joyous 
spirit  of  youth.     Goethe  died  March  22,  1832. 

1.  A  visit  to  Sesenheim  is  the  experience  that  called  forth 
this  poem.  (Compare  Goethe's  first  letter  to  Friederike,  Oc- 
tober 15,  1770.)  Notice  how  all  nature  is  personified  and  assumes 
human  attributes.  In  the  opening  stanzas  impetuous  haste  is 
stirring,  the  first  two  lines  have  a  marked  rising  rhythm.  No- 
tice the  quieting  effect  of  the  metrical  inversion  at  the  beginning 
of  17,  18,  and  19  and  of  the  break  in  25  after  ac^  and  how  the 
whole  poem  ends  with  a  note  of  deep  joy. 

15,  16.    nJCl(l)C^,  \r)ci(i)C  =  what. 

21.  rofciifarbnc^  5ruf)f"'9^tt'cttcr,  the  roseate  hues  of  spring- 
time. 

29.   (Jrben,  old  dative  singular. 

2.  Notice  that  the  second  and  third  stanzas  are  joined  as 
also  the  last  three.  The  exuberant  fullness  of  joy  creates  its 
own  form  and  overleaps  the  confines  of  a  single  stanza. 


Q' 


3.y  Written  June  1775  in  Switzerland  on  Lake  Ziirich.  Goethe 
hatl  gone  there  to  escape  the  unrest  into  which  his  love  for 
Lili  Schonemann  had  thrown  him.  The  poem  opens  with  a 
shout  of  exultation,  i  and  2;  note  the  inversion  — XX — X  — 
©aug'  id)  au§  freier  SBett.  The  rising  rhythm  of  the  following 
lines  clearly  depicts  the  movement  of  rapid  rowing.  Stanza  2 
changes  to  a  falling  rhythm;  as  pictures  of  the  past  rise  up,  the 
rowing  ceases.  Stanza  3  depicts  a  more  quiet  forward  movement; 
notice  the  effect  of  the  dactyls  in  the  even  lines. 

15.   trinfcn,  metaphorically  for  envelop,  cause  to  disappear. 


v^- 


*The  refrain,  so  common  in  the  SSoIfgUeb  does  not  only  en- 
hance the  melody  of  the  poem,  but  centers  the  entire  attention 
on  ha^  9t0'glein  and  retards  the  quick  dramatic  movement  of  the 
narrative,  which  latter  is  heightened  by  the  omission  of  the 
article  and  the  frequent  inversion  of  the  verb. 

2.  ^cibcn,  old  dative. 

3.  tnorgcnfd^Bn,  the  rose  has  all  the  fresh  pure  beauty  of  the 
early  morning. 

1 8.   SBcf)  unb  9((ij,  cry  of  pain,  piteous  outcry. 


122  NOTES 

5.  For  this  and  the  following  poem  compare  Longfellow's 
translation. 

6.  @in  Qleid}e§,  i.e.,  another  SSanbcrcrg  Ulad^tlicb.  This  poem 
has  been  justly  called  btc  ^rone  atler  Sljrlf,  the  acme  of  all  lyric 
poetry,  because  of  its  simple,  perfect  beauty. 

8.  ©rinncrung,  reminder. 

9.  Written  in  1813  in  memory  of  the  twenty-fifth  anniversary 
of  the  day  when  the  poet  had  first  met  Christiane  Vulpius. 
Its  never  failing  charm  lies  in  its  utter  simplicity,  its  ©elbft* 
tterftanbllc^fett,  and  in  this  one  respect  it  may  well  be  compared 
to  Wordsworth's  Lucy  ("  She  dwelt  among  the  untrodden 
ways  "). 

I  and  2.  ^iir  fid^  (i.e.,  bor  fid^)  ^ingc^cn,  to  saunter  along,  to 
walk  along  without  any  special  purpose. 

10.  Mignon,  a  fascinating  character  in  Goethe's  novel  SBiH^elnt 
SWeiftcr,  a  strange  premature  child,  expresses  in  this  song  her 
longing  for  her  Italian  land.  In  succinct  pictures  there  arise 
before   us   her   native   land,   her   ancestral   home   and   the   way 

.  thither.  The  very  soul  of  this  poem  is  longing,  culminating  with 
ever  increasing  intensity  in  the  refrain.  Note  the  vivid  concrete- 
ness  of  the  verbs  and  the  noble  simplicity  of  the  adjectives; 
the  vowels,  especially  in  2. 

13.    SSolfcnftcg,  bridge  that  hangs  on  clouds  (Carlyle). 

16.    fturjt,  plunges  down,  i.e.,  descends  precipitously. 

11.  The  ^arfcnfpieler  has,  without  knowing  it,  married  his 
own  sister.  Mignon  is  the  child  of  this  union.  In  this  song  he 
pours  forth  his  despair  and  the  torments  of  his  conscience. 

12.  Thule  is  a  mythical  land  of  the  far  North. 
3.  ftcrftcnb  modifies  SBul^Ie. 

7.  his  eyes  overflowed  with  tears. 

8.  fo  oft,  as  often  as. 

12.   jugletd^,  i.e.,  with  his  other  possessions. 
^p^^ijv   auf,  translate  in.     Why  ouf? 
\2iy  22.     Note  the  descriptive  effect  of  the  enjambement  to- 
getKer  with  the  internal  rhyme. 


NOTES  123 

23.  His  eyes  closed  (in  death).  Jfitcn  ftttfcit  =  fanfcn.  Xftten 
is  an  older  preterite  indicative. 

13.  The  poem  embodies  the  lure  of  the  water.  This  motif 
is  clearly  expressed  in  i  and  is  repeated  in  25.  In  9,  13,  29 
and  31  metrically  the  same  motif  recurs.  Compare  9  and  29: 
the  speech  becomes  song  and  the  lure  of  the  nymph's  song  draws 
the  iisherman  down. 

lol  to  his  very  heart. 

\e  flood  swells  up  and  divides  (as  the  body  emerges  from 
'Note  effect  of  the  inversion  — x  X  — X  — . 

13.   5ifd)tciii/  dative.     SOIir  ift  =  /  feel. 

16.   crft,  now  for  the  first  time. 

19.  UJcHcnatmcnb.  The  word  pictures  graphically  the  rise  and 
fall  of  the  sun's  image  in  the  waves. 

io.  bov^jctt  frf)oner  =  boppelt  fc^on. 

22.  ^a^  fcud)tt)crffartc  SBtau,  The  azure  of  the  sky  transfigured 
in  ihe  water. 

30.  Then  he  was  doomed.  Compare  the  expression:  "he  is 
done  for." 


Q:a 


y^rlfiinig  is  a  corruption  of  Gtbfonig,  i.e.,  the  king  of  the 
elves:  Notice  the  difference  in  the  speeches  of  the  three  char- 
acters: the  calm  assuaging  tone  of  the  father,  whose  senses  seem 
dead  to  the  supernatural;  the  luring  song  of  the  Srlfonig,  that 
changes  abruptly  to  an  impetuous  demand;  the  ever  increas- 
ing terror  of  the  child  till  its  fear  is  imparted  to  the  father. 
The  child's  speech  is  driven  relentlessly  forward  by  terror; 
notice  the  effect  of  the  inversion  in  22  and  28:  — XX — ,  etc. 

19.  flil)rcn  ben  nfiditlid^en  9Jcil)n,  dance  the  nightly  round. 

20.  and  rock  thee  and  dance  thee  and  sing  thee  to  sleep. 
28.   Erlking  has  done  me  grievous  woe. 

15.  Suggested  by  the  Staubbach,  a  cascade  near  Lauterbrun- 
nen  in  Switzerland  (October  1779).  The  poem  compares  human 
life  in  its  various  aspects  to  a  stream.  Notice  in  this  connection 
how  the  rhythm  varies  from  stanza  to  stanza. 

12.   SBolfcnhJcllcn,  cloudlike  waves. 

24.   l^in,  along. 


124  NOTES 

26.   tuciben,  let  graze  or  feast,  i.e.,  mirror. 

30.    mtfdit  tiom  ©runb  an§,  stirs  from  the  very  bottom. 

16.  Willing  surrender,  contented  submission  to  the  will  of 
the  Highest  is  the  keynote  of  this  poem. 

-g^  childlike  thrills  of  awe. 
\jlo,  41.  ii|rc§  2)afctn^.  3f)re8  refers  to  ®t\i,k6)itx.  To  make 
it  refer  to  ©otter  (and  adopting  the  variant  reading  fie  [i.e.,  ©ottcrj 
instead  of  ftc^)  makes  an  impossible  metaphor,  since  the  picture 
of  a  chain  with  its  Unks  cannot  describe  the  eternal  and  change- 
less life  of  the  gods,  but  only  human  life,  generation  following 
generation  as  link  on  link  in  a  chain.  Compare  31,  where  Goethe 
has  used  SBellcn  with  the  same  purport. 

17.  Although  a  part  of  ^fluft,  this  poem  is  none  the  less  a 
confession  of  Goethe  himself.  Over  eighty  j'ears  old,  the  poet 
surveys  Ufe  as  a  watchman  from  his  high  tower,  lets  his  gaze  once 
more  wander  over  the  world,  when  evening  comes,  and  lo,  all 
is  good. 

II,  12.  And  as  all  things  have  pleased  me,  I  am  pleased  with 
m,yself,  i.e.,  the  sum  total  of  my  life  is  good. 

SCHILLER 

Friedrich  Schiller  was  born  in  Marbach,  Wurttemberg,  No- 
vember 10,  1759.  His  short  life  was  one  great  heroic  struggle. 
His  first  inclination  was  to  study  for  the  ministry,  but  the 
rigorous  and  arbitrary  discipline  of  the  Duke  Karl  Eugen,  whose 
school  the  boy  as  the  son  of  an  officer  had  to  enter,  considered 
neither  aptitude  nor  desire,  and  thus  Schiller  had  to  study  medi- 
cine and  become  an  army  surgeon.  That  he  might  shape  his 
own  destiny  he  fled  from  Wurttemberg  in  1782.  The  following 
years,  in  which  Schiller  gradually  gained  the  recognition  he 
deserved,  were  a  bitter  battle  against  poverty;  and  when  in  1789 
he  had  been  made  professor  of  history  in  Jena,  only  two  years 
passed  before  illness  forced  him  to  resign.  At  that  moment 
generous  friends  came  to  his  aid,  and  from  now  on  Schiller  could 
hve  for  his  ideals. 

As  he  had  mastered  the  field  of  history,  he  now  for  years 
put  his  entire  energy  into  the  study  of  philosophy  to  round  out 


NOTES  125 

his  SBeltanfd^aitung  (his  view  of  Hfe)  and  his  personahty.  Even 
as  he  worked,  he  knew  that  his  years  were  numbered,  but  his 
indomitable  will  forced  the  weak  body  to  do  its  bidding,  and 
the  best  of  Schiller's  dramas,  the  greatest  of  his  philosophical 
poems,  were  written  in  these  years  of  illness.  Thus  Schiller 
proved  himself  the  master  of  his  fate,  the  captain  of  his  soul. 
Only  a  few  weeks  before  his  death  he  wrote  to  Wilhelm  von 
Humboldt,  „  2Im  (gnbe  finb  h)ir  boc^  beiix  ^bealiftcn  unb  tuilrben 
una  fitdmen,  un8  nac^fagert  ju  laffen,  bafe  bic  Singe  un§  formten  unb 
tX)[v  nic^t  bic  !iDinge."  ("  After  all  both  of  us  are  idealists  and 
would  be  ashamed  to  have  it  reported  of  us  that  the  things 
fashioned  us  and  not  we  the  things.")  There  was  in  Schiller, 
as  Goethe  said,  etn  3ug  tii*^  i^em  §ol)eren,  a  trend  toward  higher 
things.     Schiller  died  in  Weimar,   May  9,   1805. 

As  a  poet  Schiller  is  in  many  respects  the  exact  counterpart 
of  Goethe.  The  latter's  lyric  verse  is  the  direct  result  of  his 
everyday  experience;  his  real  domain  is  the  simple  lyric,  bai 
?ieb.  Schiller,  however,  confessed  that  lyric  poetry  in  the 
narrower  sense  was  not  his  province,  but  his  exile.  Hardly  ever 
did  an  everyday  experience  move  him  to  song,  and  he  is  at  his 
best  in  the  realm  of  philosophic  poetry,  where  he  has  no  equal. 
This  philosophic  tendency  predominates  even  in  his  ballads,  which 
are  often  the  embodiment  of  a  philosophical  or  ethical  idea. 
While  they  lack  the  subtle  lyrical  atmosphere  of  Goethe's,  they 
are  distinguished  by  rhetorical  vigor  and  dramatic  hfe.  Their 
very  structure  is  dramatic,  as  an  analysis  of  18  and  19  will 
show. 

18.  Ibykus,  a  Greek  lyric  poet  of  the  sixth  century  B.C.,  born 
in  Rhegium,  a  city  in  Southern  Italy. 

I.  The  Isthmian  Games  were  celebrated  every  two  years  on 
the  Isthmus  of  Corinth  in  honor  of  Poseidon  (Neptune),  god  of 
the  sea. 

6.  Apollo,  the  god  of  song,  archery  and  the  sun  (hence  also 
called  Helios,  71). 

10.  3(frofortntt|,  the  citadel  of  Corinth,  situated  on  a  moun- 
tain above  the  city. 

II.  The  pine  was  sacred  to  Poseidon.  A  wreath  of  pine  was 
the  award  of  victory  in  the  games  (54). 


126  NOTES 

23.   bcr  ©aftltd^c.    Zeus,  to  whom  hospitality  was  sacred. 
61.   5(Jrt)tonc,  m.  -en,  prytanis,  the  chief  magistrate. 
82.    S3it^ne,  here  used  for  the  tiers  of  seats  for  the  spectators. 
Compare  ©c^augeriiftc,  95. 

91.  Kcfrop^'  ©tabt  =  Athens.  Kekrops,  the  legendary 
founder  of  the  state  of  Athens.    Shili^,  a  harbor  in  Boeotia. 

92.  $]^ofi^,  territory  in  Greece  to  the  west  of  Boeotia. 

103.  SRicfcnmaft.  Since  the  Greek  actors  wore  buskins  and 
a  long  mask,  the  gigantic  stature  of  the  chorus  is  in  itself  no 
indubitable  proof  of  the  supernatural  origin  of  this  chorus. 
Thus  the  spectators  are  unable  to  decide,  whether  they  actually 
see  the  Eumemdes  or  only  a  chorus  impersonating  them.  This 
is  the  meaning  of  145  and  146.  This  doubt  yields  to  certainty 
as  the  action  progresses  (170  if.). 

117.  sense  beguiling,  heart  deluding. 

118.  ©rtntHjcn  or  Sumeniben,  Eumemdes,  are  the  avenging 
goddesses  of  Greek  mythology,  the  Furies. 

150.    weaves  the  dark  entangled  net  of  fate. 
173.    gerod^cn,  common  form  is  gerac^t. 
182.   btc  Sjcnc  =  Greek  aK-qvij,  the  stage. 

19.  The  problem  of  the  limitation  of  human  knowledge  and 
of  the  human  mind,  already  touched  upon  in  Genesis  2,  17, 
had  been  brought  into  prominence  in  Schiller's  time  by  the 
philosopher  Kant.  He  had  defined  the  limitations  of  the  human 
mind:  we  can  have  no  real  knowledge  of  things  themselves, 
but  can  know  only  the  impressions  that  things  make  on  our 
senses;  furthermore  our  knowledge  is  Umited  to  the  finite,  we 
have  no  knowledge  of  the  Infinite,  the  Absolute.  Schiller,  not 
satisfied  with  the  mere  fact,  in  this  poem  expresses  the  convic- 
tion that  there  must  be  an  ethical  reason  for  this  necessity,  a 
reason  that  is  beyond  our  ken.  Compare  also  the  beautiful 
words  of  Lessing:  „  9?tci^t  bie  Sffia^rliett,  in  beren  S3eft^  irgcnb  ctn 
SD'ienfd^  ift,  ober  3U  fein  bermeinet,  fonbem  btc  aufrtd^tigc  'SSlvi\\t,  bic 
cr  angelBanbt  f)at,  f)inter  bie  3Saf)rf)eit  ju  fommcn,  ntac^t  ben  9Bert  bc« 
SJJenfci^en.  3)enn  nid^t  burcl  ben  93eftlj,  fonbem  burd^  bic  ^^lad^forfc^ung 
ber  SBafirl^eit  criccitern  fid^  feinc  iTiifte,  ttjortn  allctn  fcinc  immet 
toad^fenbe  S3oIIfommenl)cit  bcftel^et.  ©cr  53cfilj  mad^t  rul^ig,  trtifie, 
ftoli. 


NOTES  127 

SBenn  ®ott  in  feiner  SJed^ten  altc  2Baf)r{)ett,  unb  in  felncr  ?infcn 
ben  einjiflcn  immer  regcn  3;rieb  nac^  SBaI)r{)cit,  obfc^on  mit  bem 
^ufalje,  mic^  immer  unb  cftig  ju  irrcn,  bcrfc^Ioffen  bieltc,  unb  fpra(f)c 
ju  mir:  tvai)k\  ^d)  fide  if)m  mit  !Demut  in  feinc  Sinfe  unb  fagte: 
5?atcr,  gib!   bie  reine  iSBa^r{)eit  i[t  {a  boi)  nur  fiir  bic^  allein! " 

Soi^,  city  in  ancient  Egypt,  seat  of  a  famous  slirine  to  Isis- 
Sgjjptcnldnb,  Sgijptcn  =  Egypt. 

6.  ^kxopifant,  iepo<t)avTr]s  (literally,  the  interpreter  of  the 
holy),  hierophant,  a  priest,  the  teacher  of  rehgious  mysteries. 

61.   a  thrill  of  heat  and  cold  surges  through  his  frame. 

64.  ijn  fcincm  ^nncrn,  in  his  heart  or  within  him. 

65.  ben  3lU()ciIigcn,  the  most  holy  {God).  %l\  here  has  an  intensi- 
fying meaning. 

81.   SSor  bo()in,  was  gone. 


UHLAND 

Ludwig  Uhland  was  born  April  26,  1787,  in  Tiibingen,  where 
his  father  and  both  his  grandfathers  had  been  connected  with 
the  University.  Uhland  took  up  the  profession  of  law,  but  his 
heart's  desire  led  him  to  the  study  of  the  older  German  poetry 
and  folklore,  and  from  1830  to  1832  he  occupied  the  chair  of 
German  Literature  in  Tubingen.  He  also  took  an  active  part 
in  the  political  life  of  his  time  in  the  interest  of  liberal  tendencies 
and  a  united  Germany.  He  died  in  Tubingen,  November  13, 
1862.  His  poetry  is  for  the  most  part  a  product  of  his  earlier 
years.  Reserved  and  retiring  to  a  fault,  Uhland  in  his  lyrics  but 
rarely  gives  us  directly  his  own  emotional  hfe,  preferring  to  let 
the  shepherd,  the  soldier,  the  mountain  lad  speak.  The  type  of 
the  simple  folksong  predominates,  and  from  the  SSoIfSlieb  Uhland 
introduced  into  modern  verse  the  modified  Nibelungen  stanza 
and  the  rhymed  couplet.  In  his  ballads  Uhland  prefers  older 
historical  subjects,  as  in  2;aillefer,  that  rarest  jewel  among  his 
ballads;  or  at  least  uses  an  historic  setting,  as  in  the  more  popu- 
lar !De8  ©iingerg  %hx6). 

21.  —  6.   SD^Jutter^^aug,  i.e.,  source. 
18.  rufc  5U,  call  to  them. 


128  NOTES 

22.  Notice  how  the  first  line,  giving  the  situation,  is  repeated 
at  the  close  of  the  poem  and  thus  frames  the  picture. 

6.   Sweet  thrills  of  awe,  mysterious  stirring. 

23.  —  12.  txnxaaX,  sometime. 

24.  —  7.  ftrfi  \n^  ^tVb  ma^cn,  to  start  out  into  the  field.  .Compare 
ftd^  auf  ben  SBcg  madden,  to  start  out. 

25.  —  67.  mit  jcbctn  Jfog,  compare  English,  with  every  passing 
day. 

27.  —  3.   in  frctcr  ^onb,  with  free,  i.e.,  unsupported,  hand. 

4.  crfanb  =  fanb. 

8.   fofi  ge^olfen  fcin,  it  shall  be  remedied. 

29.  —  I.   jogcn  .  .  .  \ooi\\,  render  did  journey. 

2.  bet,  at  the  house  of;  ki  einer  %xaw.  SBirttn,  at  the  inn  of  mine 
hostess. 

3.  i)ai  (Sic,  third  person  singular  as  formal  direct  address 
(obsolete). 

13.  becfie  ben  ©c^Ieier  5U,  covered  her  face  with  the  veil. 

14.  baju,  while  doing  this. 

17.  \)\xb,  archaic  for  ))ob. 

18.  on,  archaic  for  auf. 

30. —  2.   nit,  dialectal  for  nid^t. 

5.  in  gteic^em  Sc^ritt  unb  2^ritt,  keeping  step. 

6.  fam  gef(ogen,  came  flying;  fotnmen  is  construed  with  the 
past  participle. 

8.    Impersonal  construction  best  rendered  by  the  passive. 

31.    %a.\ilt\tt,  i.e.,  iron  cutter. 

Duke  William  of  Normandy  defeated  the  English  under 
Harold  at  Hastings  in  1066. 

6.   fc^ttiingt  =  turns.    The  water  was  pulled  up  by  a  windlass. 

14.    babei,  while  doing  it. 

16.  flingen  mit  ®d)itb  unb  mit  ©^mert,  make  shield  and  sword 
rssound. 

25.   fuffv  h?ot)I,  did  journey. 


NOTES  129 

27.   Told  by  the  chronicles.     To  stumble  was  an  ill  omen. 

29.   5Utn  Sturmc  fc^ritt,  went  to  attack. 

35.  fo  loftt  tntd^  haS  cntgcltcn,  etc.,  let  me  receive  my  dues  for 
that,  etc. 

40.  ^{olanb,  one  of  the  famous  paladins  of  Charlemagne;  his 
deeds  were  much  celebrated  in  song.    J^clb,  usually  weak. 

43.   tjon,  render  with. 

45.  fprengt'  cr  Tjincin,  i.e.,  in  ben  geinb.     Stoff,  thrust  (of  the 

spear). 

47.   Scf)Iag,  bl6w  (of  the  sword). 

58.  in  Sicb  unb  in  2ctb,  in  joy  and  in  sorrow. 

32.  —  5.  rcid^  on,  rich  in. 

7.   blirfcn  used  transitively. 

10.   gran  tjon  ^aav.    Compare  blue  of  eyes  and  fair  of  hair. 

35.    bli^enb,  like  a  flash  of  lightning. 

42.  ollcr  .$»arfcn  ^Srci^,  the  best  of  all  harps. 

63.   ^elbcnbut!^,  a  book  teUing  of  heroes  and  their  deeds. 


EICHENDORFF 

Joseph  Freiherr  von  Eichendorff,  the  scion  of  an  old  aristo- 
cratic family,  was  born  in  his  ancestral  castle  in  Silesia,  March  10, 
1788,  and  died  November  26,  1856.  Three  things  especially 
have  left  an  impression  on  his  poetry :  his  deeply  loved  Silesian 
home  with  its  castle-crowned  wooded  hills  and  its  beautiful 
valleys  and  streams;  a  simple  childlike  piety;  and  an  early 
acquaintance  with  the  93oIfgbiic5er  and  the  S3oIMieb.  The  only 
things  in  Eichendorff's  life  that  have  a  romantic  glamor  are  his 
happy,  carefree  student  days  and  his  participation  in  the  Wars 
of  Liberation  (1813-1815).  When  peace  was  declared,  the 
poet  entered  the  service  of  the  Prussian  state  and  proved  himself 
a  careful  and  trusted  official.  Thus,  living  a  busy  life,  he  could 
write  that  classic  of  romantic  idleness:  2Iu8  bent  ?eben  eineS 
Sxiugemd^tS,    The  Autobiography  of  a  Good-f or- Nothing. 

Eichendorff's  lyric  verse  can  be  described  best  by  Nietzsche's 
definition  of  a  ?ieb:  „2:aft  al8  §Infang,  9?eim  al8  @nbe,  unb  aU  ©eele 
ftetg  SD'iufif.''     Music  is  the  very  soul  of  his  lyrics  to  an  unusual 


130  NOTES 

degree.  A  melody  of  haunting  sweetness  dwells  in  his  simple 
Unas.  It  is  as  if  the  music  of  Robert  Schumann  had  sought  to 
clothe  itself  in  words.  Coupled  with  this,  we  meet  a  most  deli- 
cate perception  of  nature  and  a  remarkable  abiUty  to  portray  her 
various  aspects  and  her  ever  varying  moods.  Romantic  @cf)nfud^t 
(yearning),  romantic  SBanbcrluft  and  the  romantic  love  of  nature 
have  found  in  Eichendorff  their  finest  expression. 

33.  —  10.   bor,  on  account  of,  because  of. 

11.  h)0§,  why. 

12.  with  free  throat  and  joyous  breast. 
16.   auf§  6cft',  in  the  best  way. 

34.  —  3.   tco^I,  indeed. 

13.  S3onncr,  usually  neuter. 

16.    The  forest  is  the  scene  of  many  of  the  old  legends. 

21.  Always  remain  steadfast  and  true.  Compare:  SBit  bletbeit 
bie  Sllten,  i.e.,  our  feeling  toward  each  other  will  not  change,  we 
shall  remain  true  friends. 

35.  Besides  its  love  of  nature  and  its  religious  note,  both  ap- 
parent in  the  previous  poems,  notice  especially  the  touch  of  sym- 
bohsm;  the  poet  stands  in  9BaIbeg[c^atten  h)ie  an  be8  ?eben« 
9Janb. 

5,  6.  fd^tagcn  i^crctn,  the  tones  of  the  bells  come  pealing  into  the 
shadow  of  the  forest. 

ID.   t)on,  down  from,  on. 

36.  This  poem  describes,  as  the  title  indicates,  the  dawn  of 
spring:  how  spring  in  a  moonlight  night  imparts  a  mysterious 
stirring  of  new  Ufe  to  all  nature.  With  its  variously  interwoven 
rhymes,  both  end  and  internal,  its  use  of  assonance  and  alUtera- 
tion,  to  mention  only  the  more  obvious  effects,  the  poem  is  a 
musical  symphony. 

8.   SSoHenfrau'n,  clouds  personified. 

II.  f^TutilxnqSQtUUcn,  i.e.,  SBoIbqucrten  as  helpers  of  spring. 

37.  Might  well  be  compared  to  the  elfin  dances  of  Moritz 
von  Schwind,  the  romantic  painter. 


NOTES  131 

38.  —  2.   etn  Sd^uft  foKt,  a  shot  {of  a  gun)  is  heard. 
40.  —  5.  entbrcnntc  for  entbrannte. 

42.  Compare  with  38,  as  to  the  use  of  the  human  element. 

1.  bcr  9icficl  faHt,  i.e.,  sinks  away. 

2.  hJtc  bolb  ftcfj'ig  rul)rct,  how  soon  life  will  stir. 

43.  —  4.   Note  the  onomatopoetic  effect  of  the  rhythm. 

»4^This  poem  is  the  quintessence  of  Eichendorff's  lyric  verse. 
Note  the  construction  of  the  stanzas.  The  first  stanza  is  com- 
posed of  two  syntactic  units:  i  and  2,  3  and  4;  the  second  of 
four  units;  notice  the  effect  of  the  two  heavy  syllables  [ternflar; 
the  third  stanza  reverts  in  structure  to  the  first.  Notice  the 
effect  of  the  inversion  in  10:    SBeit  il^re  ^^fiifl^l  ou^/  —  XX  —  X  — . 

RtJCKERT 

Friedrich  Riickert,  born  May  16,  1788,  died  January  31,  1866, 
represents  the  combination  of  poet  and  scholar  in  a  more  striking 
degree  than  even  Uhland,  but  he  lacks  the  latter's  rare  critical 
abihty  regarding  his  own  verse.  Oriental  languages  were  his 
special  field,  and  a  most  astounding  technical  skill  enabled  him  to 
reproduce  in  German  the  complex  Oriental  verse  forms  with  their 
intricate  rhyme  schemes.  Something  of  this  technical  skill  is 
apparent  in  45,  the  one  well-nigh  perfect  poem  of  Riickert.  The 
third  stanza  is  an  adaptation  from  a  children's  rhyme.  This 
the  poet  uses  as  the  main  motif  at  regular  intervals,  slightly 
varying  it  in  the  sixth  to  express  his  own  feelings  directly,  and 
closing  the  poem  with  it  in  the  ninth.  A  similar  parallelism  is 
apparent  in  the  odd  lines  of  each  stanza.  The  last  line  of  each 
stanza  must  be  read  with  three  accents:    SBaS  mein  einft  trnx, 

45.  —  7.   06,  I  wonder  whether. 

14.  Unfichjufttcr  SBcii^^eit  frof),  joyous  in  unconscious  wisdom, 
i.e.,  full  of  wisdom  and  not  aware  of  it. 

16.  Sniomo,  Solomon,  the  wise  king  of  the  Hebrews.  Oriental 
legends  attributed  to  him  magic  and  supernatural  knowledge. 

25.  tOO^I,  concessive,  it  is  true. 


132  NOTES 


HEINE 


Heinrich  Heine  was  born  in  Diisseldorf,  December  13,  1797, 
of  Jewish  parents.  The  Napoleonic  Wars  were  among  the  chief 
impressions  of  his  childhood.  He  saw  Napoleon  ride  through 
Diisseldorf;  he  saw  the  tattered  remains  of  the  Grande  Arm6e 
return  from  the  disastrous  Russian  campaign;  and  although 
not  without  the  patriotic  fervor  of  the  German  youth,  he  could 
not  but  admire  the  genius  of  the  great  Corsican  (46).  At  Ham- 
burg the  young  Heine  was  to  enter  upon  a  commercial  career 
under  the  guidance  of  his  rich  uncle,  but  failed.  An  unrequited 
love  for  his  cousin  Amalie  Heine  became  for  a  number  of  years 
the  subject  of  his  song.  His  favorite,  almost  exclusive  vehicle; 
of  expression  is  the  simple  stanza  of  the  SSoIfSUeb,  which  he  uses 
with  consummate  skill  for  new  effects.  Heine's  attempts  in 
law  proved  as  futile  as  those  in  business;  although  he  did  pass 
his  examination  for  the  degree  of  Doctor  juris,  the  study  of  poetry 
had  been  his  chief  endeavor  in  his  university  career.  Finally 
he  decided  to  make  literature  his  profession.  Disgruntled  with 
things  in  general  and  more  especially  with  Germany  —  he  had 
been  crossed  in  his  love  for  Amalie's  younger  sister  Therese,  the 
rich  uncle  not  wanting  a  penniless  poet  for  a  son-in-law  — 
Heine  went  to  Paris  in  1831,  where  he  lived  till  his  death  (Febru- 
ary 17,  1856),  often  reviling  but  always  cherishing  and  loving 
Germany,  the  country  of  sweet  romantic  song.  Compare  his 
poem  3n  ber  grembc  (64). 

46.  The  theme  of  the  poem  is  the  loyalty  of  the  humble  sol- 
dier to  his  chosen  hero.  Its  tone  is  utterly  realistic,  its  languagR 
and  metaphors  those  of  everyday  prose.  Notice  the  effects  Heine 
achieves  by  varying  the  number  of  unaccented  syllables,  e.g.,  13 
and  33,  X  —  X— X  —X  —  and  X  —XX  —XX  — XX  — . 

2.  )uaren  gcfangcn,  had  been  captives. 

6.  tjcrlorcn  gcl)cn,  to  he  lost. 

10.  hJO^I,  indeed;  06,  because  of. 

11.  SWir  tft  ttjcf),  I  am  sore  at  heart;  mir  h)trb  iBCl^? 
13.    'X::a^'ii,\t'ii\\ta\n^,thejigisup,aUisover. 

18.   3t^  trtgc,  /  bear,  I  cherish. 


NOTES  17,^ 

47 — 68.  A  rearrangement  from  two  cycles,  9^rif(i^eS  3ntcr- 
mcjjo  and  ^"pchnfcl)r.  The  main  theme  is  the  poet's  unrequited 
love  for  his  cousin  Amalie  Heine  (49,  Therese). 

48.  The  Lorelei  is  the  name  of  a  high  cliff  overlooking  the 
Rhine.  Clemens  Brcntano  invented  the  myth,  and  the  theme 
became  popular  in  the  early  decade?  of  the  nineteenth  century. 
Heine  gave  it  its  final  form,  in  which  it  has  practicallj-  become 
a  folksong.  The  first  four  lines  give  us  the  mood  of  the  poet, 
the  second  four  give  the  setting  of  the  action.  9-22  describe 
the  action.  Notice  the  utter  simplicity  of  21  and  22,  which 
characterizes  also  the  short  epilogue,  23  and  24.  This  simple 
way  of  ending  a  poem  Heine  has  in  common  with  the  folksong. 

4.    That  does  not  leave  my  thought. 

18.    Impersonal,  best  rendered  by  the  passive. 

60.  Notice  that  this  poem  has  the  same  trij^artite  structure 
as  the  preceding.  (Heine's  decided  preference  for  this  struc- 
ture is  evinced  b)'  the  great  number  of  poems  of  three  stanzas.) 

3.   (iJaiigc^,  river  in  India. 

9.  This  bit  of  nature  description,  although  unconventional, 
does  not  lack  truth.  Goethe  ofTcrs  a  similar  example,  when 
he  speaks  of  fd)alf^aftc  (roguish,  waggish)  33eil(f)en. 

61.  One  of  the  finest  of  Heine's  nature  poems. 

52.  —  6.   SUJorgCttlanb,  see  Vocabulary. 

53.  —  8.   SJcticltans,  the  dance  of  the  mhts. 

54.  Notice  the  realism  of  tone,  not  a  word  that  rises  above  the 
plane  of  everyday  prose.  A  whole  tragedy  compressed  into  three 
stanzas. 

6,  7.    The  first  man  that  happened  to  come  her  way. 
8.   ift  iibcl  bran,  is  in  a  sad  fix. 

65.  Compare  42,  where  the  Stimrrtung,  the  mood,  of  a  bit  of 
nature  is  expressed  without .  any  reference  to  any  human  ele- 
ment. In  this  poem  of  Heine  the  charm  of  the  evening  is  em- 
bodied in  the  fair  nymph.  Compare  37.  The  same  tendency  i? 
apparent  in  many  of  the  paintings  of  Schwind  and  Bocklin. 


134  NOTES 

56.  Stanzas  1-3  are  each  divided  into  two  equal  parts.  In 
the  third  stanza,  however,  the  line  of  division  is  less  marked; 
notice  also  the  effect  of  the  inversion  in  1 2 :  Xau(i)t  cr  in8  gluten- 
grab,  — XX  — X  — .    In  the  fourth  stanza  each  line  stands  by  itself. 

57.  Notice  the  effect  of  the  rhyme  combining  the  first  and 
fourth  lines  of  each  stanza.  The  first  two  lines  of  each  stanza 
have  four  accents,  the  last  two,  three.  Notice  how  the  metrical 
structure  of  the  Une  is  made  subservient  to  the  mood  expressed; 
this  is  especially  true  of  3:  (S8  bunfcit  fd^on,  mid^  fd^I&fett, 
X  —X  —  1  I  X  —X. 

59.  An  apotheosis  of  Christ,  who  is  represented  as  the  spirit 
of  universal  love  permeating  all  things. 

17.   <5onnenl^erj,  sun  heart,  since  the  sun  is  his  heart. 
22  ff.    These  lines  imitate  clearly  the  pealing  of  church  bells. 
.  36.   ft^iaucrnb  in,  thrilled  with. 

60.  Notice  the  dainty  effect  of  the  tone  coloring,  heightened 
by  the  skilful  use  of  impure  rhymes. 

61.  The  charm  of  this  poem,  as  of  many  of  Heine's,  lies  in  its 
suggestive  power.  The  course  of  events  is  only  dimly  sketched, 
the  tragic  end  hardly  more  than  alluded  to.  While  the  first  two 
stanzas  are  composed  of  two  equal  parts  each,  the  last  is  com- 
posed of  four. 

62.  —  2,  4.  SSo!^!,  translate:  They  do,  etc. 

63.  Of  Heine's  poems  this  was  the  favorite  of  Lenau.  Abso- 
lute unity  of  form  and  content:  ceaseless  change  in  ceaseless 
monotony. 

7.  SBo  ftnb  fie  l^tn?  Whither  are  they  gone? 

64.  —  5.   ^0§,  without  any  definite  antecedent. 

65.  The  inscription  on  Heine's  grave  in  Paris.  Compare 
with  it  Robert  Louis  Stevenson's  Requiem. 

5.  too  =  irgenbhJO,  somewhere. 

II.  Xottnlatapttt,  lamps  burned  in  the  vaults  in  honor  of  the 
dead. 


NOTES  135 


PLATEN 


August  Graf  von  Platen-Hallermiinde  was  born  in  Ansbach. 
Bavaria,  October  24,  1796,  and  died  near  Syracuse,  Sicily, 
December  5,  1835.  The  son  of  a  noble  family,  Platen  is,  barring 
his  SBeltfc^mcrj  {world  weariness,  compare  Lenau)  and  the  fact 
that  he  spent  a  good  part  of  his  life  in  foreign  lands,  the  exact 
opposite  of  Heine.  While  Heine  affects  a  certain  carelessness  of 
rhyme  and  rhythm  and  diction,  Platen  observes  a  studied  ele- 
gance. His  verse  form  is  faultless  as  if  chiselled  in  marble,  his 
rhymes  the  most  careful  and  pure.  His  ballads  have  a  stately 
majesty  of  rhythm  that  reflects  the  inherent  nobility  of  the  poet. 
On  the  whole,  his  stanzas  are  characterized  by  a  full  and  sono- 
rous ring,  although  effects  of  delicate  grace  are  not  wanting  (67). 
Platen  is  one  of  the  greatest  masters  of  form  in  German  litera- 
ture and  is  unrivalled  as  a  master  of  the  sonnet. 

66.  9ffnrtrf)  {Alaric),  the  great  leader  of  the  Goths,  having 
conquered  Rome,  succumbed  to  a  fever  when  34  years  old 
(410  A.D.),  and  was  buried  by  his  troops  near  Cosenza  (Cosentia) 
in  the  river  Busento.  Notice  the  stately  dignity  of  the  long 
trochaic  line  without  any  marked  caesural  pause.  Any  attempt 
to  introduce  the  latter  spoils  the  majestic  ring  of  the  verse. 

I.    lifpefn,  best  rendered,  arc  lisped,  or  resound  faintly. 

7.   vied  with  each  other  for  places  in  the  rows  along  the  stream. 

67.  The  lily  swaying  to  and  fro  in  the  water  is  perfectly  pic- 
tured by  the  rhythm,  especially  by  the  recurring  five-syllable 
rhymes. 

68.  The  pecuhar  effect  is  largely  due  to  the  preponderance  of 
rhymes  on  a  or  0  which  have  proved  an  insurmountable  obstacle 
for  every  translator.  Even  Longfellow  failed.  His  rhymes  of 
light,  night,  change  the  whole  effect. 

9.  in  ad)t  ncl)tncn,  to  watch,  in  poetry  is  often  construed  with 
the  genitive. 

14.   Refers  to  the  harmony  of  the  spheres. 
18.    Deceptively  remote  distance. 
20.   OUf)§  ncuc,  anew. 


136  NOTES 

69.  ^inbar,  the  greatest  of  the  Greek  lyric  poets,  died  accord- 
ing to  legend  as  here  described.  He  is  justly  famous  for  his 
majestic  odes,  and  Platen  revered  him  as  his  master. 

9.    ©d^oufvtcl,  here  theater. 

11.  It  was  customary  in  Greece  for  an  older  man  to  cultivate 
the  friendship  of  a  youth,  e.g.,  Socrates  and  Alcibiades. 

12.  In  the  Greek  drama  the  action  was  interspersed  with 
choral  odes,  which  were  sung  to  the  accompaniment  of  flutes. 

LENAU 

Nikolaus  Niembsch  von  Strehlenau,  known  as  Nikolaus 
Lenau,  the  third  in  the  group  of  the  poets  of  SBeltf corner j  (Lord 
Byron  is  the  best  example  in  England),  was  born  in  Southern 
Hungary  August  13,  1802.  The  father,  a  gambler  and  Hbertine, 
died  before  the  boy  was  five  years  old;  the  mother,  a  high 
strung,  passionate  woman,  battled  with  poverty  for  the  sake  of 
her  children,  of  whom  Nikolaus  was  her  idol.  His  first  impres- 
sion of  nature  was  the  silent  sohtude  and  vastness  of  the  Hun- 
garian plains,  which  probably  helped  to  accentuate  an  inherent 
strain  of  melancholy.  Led  astray  by  a  youthful  errant  passion, 
he  is  haunted  b)'^  a  feeling  of  guilt,  of  lost  innocence,  and  Dame 
Melancholy  becomes  his  faithful  life  companion.  When  later 
happiness  in  the  guise  of  human  love  crosses  his  pathway,  he 
does  not  dare  stretch  out  his  hand.  Shuddering,  he  feels  there  is 
something  "  too  fatally  abnormal  about  him  that  he  should  afl&x 
that  heavenly  rose  to  his  dark  gloomy  heart."  Living  only  for 
his  art  and  ever  eager  to  enrich  it  with  new  impressions,  he  goes 
to  America.  There  Nature  was  virgin  still,  untouched  by  the 
hands  of  man.  What  a  lure!  Incidentally  he  hopes  to  be  cured 
of  his  melancholy  and  to  gain  an  easy  competence  by  investing 
in  government  land.  After  a  winter  spent  on  the  American 
frontier  (1832-1833)  he  returns  to  Germany  a  sadder,  if  not  a 
wiser  man,  and  becomes  a  restless  wanderer  until  in  1844  the 
fate  that  he  always  dreaded  overtakes  him:  his  spirit  is  en- 
shrouded in  insanity.  Six  years  later,  August  22,  1850,  he  dies 
in  an  asylum  near  Vienna. 

Lenau's  poetry  is  for  the  most  part  an  expression  of  intense 
melancholy,  full  of  "  sadness  at  the  doubtful  doom  of  humaa- 


NOTES  137 

kind."  It  abounds  in  subtle  nature  descriptions,  often  quite 
impressionistic  in  their  effect  (76  and  especially  77).  Some- 
times the  poet  employs  a  homely  realism  (75).  Lenau  was  a 
master  of  the  violin,  and  his  verse  is  full  of  striking  rhythmical 
effects;  on  the  whole  he  prefers  the  slower  cadences  so  well  suited 
to  his  nature. 

70.  An  apostrophe  to  the  night,  which  is  addressed  as  bu  buniflcd 
Slugc. 

5,  6.  tion  f)tnncn  nc!^mcn,  to  take  away. 
8.   fiir  unb  fiir,  forever  and  ever. 

71.  —  3.  Describes  vividly  the  effect  of  the  pale  moonlight  on 
the  green  sedge. 

72.  —  7.  ttia^  for  ctmaS. 
10.   tottt,  wills. 

73.  —  iff.  In  German,  May  is  the  incarnation  of  all  spring- 
time beauty  and  bliss.  Compare  2  and  110  and  the  word  3)Jaien- 
gllicf  in  29. 

3.  ob  =  iiber. 

8.   ®traf?cn,  old  weak  dative. 

12.    i5r"^)J'n9^^i"i>fr,  i.e.,  birds. 

29  f.  mitten  in  .  .  .  inncn,  in  the  midst  of. 

42.   mag,  may. 

44.   @rben,  see  note  on  8. 

46.   '§  ift  chJtg  fdjabc,  it  is  too  had,  it  is  a  pity. 

56.   brongc,  subjunctive  of  purpose. 

59.  06,  instead  of  al8  ob.     Common  with  Lenau. 

60.  ftimmcn,  instead  of  einftlmmcn;  in  cin  Sieb  einfttmmen  =  to 
join  in  a  song. 

63.   lag,  lingered. 

74.  The  heavy,  slow  moving  rhythm  is  in  apt  harmony  with 
the  scene  portrayed. 

12.  cincr  um  ben  anbern,  one  after  another,  in  turn. 

75.  —  13.  i>a§  aufgefd^Iagnc  @c6ct,  the  prayer  to  which  the  book 
"tias  opened. 


138  NOTES 

76.  This  may  be  the  direct  description  either  of  a  Dutch 
landscape  or  of  a  painting.  Holland,  like  most  of  the  North  Sea 
Plain,  is  one  vast  level  expanse  of  country,  through  which  the 
rivers  and  brooks  move  but  sluggishly.  Here  and  there  a  Dutch 
windmill  looms  up;  Uke  aU  other  objects  it  seems  to  peer  forth 
from  a  haze  because  of  the  moisture-laden  atmosphere.  No- 
where else  does  nature  assume  such  a  bewitchingly  drowsy  aspect 
in  autumn  as  here. 

10.  ob,  compare  note  to  73,  59.    tru^c  =  trol^c. 

11.  StrotjfaVujc,  refers  to  the  straw  thatched  roof. 

77.  ^  6.   in  citiig  fallen,  to  coalesce. 

8.    And  in  sadness  become  oblivious  of  each  other. 
.    9.    ^tn  unb  hJicbcr,  back  and  forth. 

78.  The  last  of  Lenau's  SBatblicbcr.  The  morbid  melancholy 
of  the  poet  has  softened,  and  death  is  to  him  f)eiinlid^  ftitl 
bergniigteg  Xan\(i)tn,  silent  sweet  passing  from  one  state  to  another. 

5-  Don  ^tnnen,  away. 

mOrike 

Eduard  Morike  was  born  in  Ludwigsburg,  September  8 
1804.  Circumstances  forced  him  into  the  study  of  theology, 
and  so  ne  passed  through  the  schools  preparatory  to  the  famous 
Tubingen  School  of  Divinity,  where  he  completed  his  studies. 
He  proved  but  an  indifferent  student  (his  thorough  knowledge 
of  Greek  and  Latin  was  in  good  part  the  result  of  later  studies), 
he  preferred  to  live  in  a  fairy  world  of  his  own  creation.  Nature, 
music,  and  poetry  were  his  delight,  and  of  all  the  poets  Goethe 
was  always  his  favorite.  For  eight  years  Morike  was  curate  in 
various  villages  of  Wiirttemberg,  more  than  once  tempted  to  give 
up  the  ministry,  but  finally  realizing  that  there  was  no  better 
place  to  live  his  poet  dreams  than  the  attic  room  of  a  Suabian 
parsonage. 

In    1834   he   became   pastor   in    Cleversulzbach,    a    secluded 

little  village,  nestling  among  the  Suabian  hills.     Here  the  poet, 

with  his  mother  and   sister,  lived  an  idyllic  existence,  his  most 

frequent  visitor  the  Muse.     Ill  health  forced  him  to  resign  in 

'  1843,    and    Morike   once    more    became    a   wanderer.     During 


NOTES  139 

these  years  love  again  crossed  his  path,  and  to  be  able  to  marry 
—  his  pension  was  too  meager — he  accepted  (1851)  a  position  at 
a  girls'  seminary  in  Stuttgart,  where  he  taught  German  Liter- 
ature for  one  or  two  hours  a  week,  a  none  too  heavy  and  an 
altogether  congenial  task.     M6rike  died  June  4,  1875. 

Morike's  poetry  gives  abundant  proof  of  a  rich  creative 
imagination.  Even  his  everyday  speech  was  of  an  astounding 
concreteness,  and  thus  the  various  aspects  of  Nature  assume 
bodily  shape.  Spring  becomes  a  youth,  the  symphony  of  spring 
the  soft  tone  of  a  harp  (81) ;  the  night  —  a  fairy  woman  —  leans 
against  the  rocky  cUfl  Hstcning  to  the  azure  of  the  sky  (79). 
Although  the  idyllic  predominates,  deeper  tragic  notes  are  not 
wanting  (84,  85)  nor  is  the  full  note  of  exuberant  joy  (86).  But 
early  in  life  Morike  realized  that  any  overflowing  measure  of 
joy  or  grief  would  prove  destructive  to  his  oversensitive  nature, 
and  the  golden  mean  became  inevitably  his  ideal  (88).  Never 
has  he  expressed  that  sweet  serenity  of  soul,  which  he  gained  not 
without  a  bitter  struggle,  more  beautifully  than  in  the  melodious 
Hnes:   „2Iuf  cine  ?ampe"  (87). 

79.  In  its  allegorical  personification  the  poem  might  be  com- 
pared to  a  painting  of  BockUn.  Like  Venus  of  yore,  the  night 
rises  from  the  sea  and  at  midnight  sees  the  golden  balance  of 
time  (the  heavenly  bodies)  rest  in  equilibrium.  The  springs  try 
to  lull  the  night,  their  mother,  to  sleep  with  a  song  of  the  beauty 
of  the  day.  She  prefers  the  azure  melody  of  the  midnight  sky, 
but  the  waters  continue  to  sing,  even  in  their  sleep,  of  the  day 
that  has  just  passed.  This  contest  the  poet  has  also  portrayed 
rhythmically:  compare  the  measured  trochaic  movement  of  the 
first  half  of  each  stanza  with  the  lighter  and  more  rapid  dactylic 
movement  of  the  second  half. 

5.  fcdcr,  since  the  noises  of  the  day  no  longer  interfere  with 
their  song. 

12.  In  apposition  with  bc?>  .^itnmeB  SlSue.  The  firmament  is 
the  yoke  along  which  the  fleeting  hours  glide;  glcic^gefc^hJUngcn, 
equally  arched,  i.e.,  perfectly  circular. 

80.  —  3.   Sdjlcicr,  of  mist. 

S.   ^crfiftfrdftig,  full  of  autumnal  vigor;  gcbompft,  because  the 


I40  NOTES 

mists  and  the  haze  have  softened  all  sharpness  of  outline  and 
color. 

81.  —  I.   hlaut§  S3anb,  metaphorical  for  blue  sky. 

7.  ^arfcnton,  the  symphony  of  spring,  the  heard  and  un- 
heard stirring  of  new  Ufe. 

82.  The  stanza  form  is  an  adaptation  of  a  famous  Lutheran 
hymn:  SSte  fd^on  leud^tet  ber  SKorgenftern. 

83.  Of  the  character  of  the  geuerreiter,  a  creation  of  Morike, 
only  this  much  is  clear:  he  fights  fire  and  has  often  used  sinfully 
(freoenttic^)  holy  means  (beg  tieU'gen  ^reujeg  ©pan)  to  charm  fire. 
Finally,  however,  he  becomes  a  victim  of  the  infernal  powers. 

21.   ber  rote  J&aljii,  the  symbol  of  fire. 
26.   i^einb,  Satan. 

40.    As  the  refrain  in  the  preceding  stanzas  has  depicted  the 
tolling  of  the  bell,  so  the  sudden  break  here  depicts  the  ceasing. 
42.   9Hii^cn,  old  weak  dative. 

84.  In  its  beautiful  simplicity  this  song  has  become  a  folksong. 
Since  it  presents  many  metrical  irregularities,  the  following  scan- 
sion may  be  found  useful.  A  dot  is  used  to  indicate  pitch 
accent. 

X—  X  —X  —  —XX  —X  — 

XX  —XX  —X  —XX  —X 

X— X  — X—  X— X— X  — 

X  —X  —X  X  —X  —X 

X— X— X—  — XX— X  — 

X  —XX  —X  —XX  —X 

X  —X X  —X  —X  — 

X  —X  —X  X  —X  —X 

86.  Morike  found  the  name  9tof)traut  by  chance  in  an  old 
German  lexicon.  The  full  vowel  coloring  appealed  to  him  and 
called  forth  this  ballad. 

5.    Xut  etc.,  dialectic  periphrastic  conjugation  =  flfd^t  unb  {agt. 

19.  hjunntglic^  (njonniglid)).  22.  tiergunnt  (DergSnnt)  —  these 
archaic  forms  are  in  keeping  with  the  tone  of  the  ballad  and 
the  patriarchal  life  at  King  Ringang's  court. 


NOTES  141 

87.  Appropriately  written  in  the  stately  Greek  trimeter  (iambic 
verse  of  six  feet).  Compare  with  this  poem  the  closing  lines  of 
Keats'  Ode  to  a  Grecian  Urn: 

Beauty  is  truth,  truth  beauty,  that  is  all 
Ye  know  on  earth  and  all  ye  need  to  know. 

9Ba8  aber  f^Sn  iff,  felig  fc^eint  e«  in  if)in  felbft. 
But  beauty  seems  a  thing  all  blessed  within  itself. 

6.   fd^Hngt  ben  SRtngcIrci^n,  circle  about  in  a  round  dance. 
10.   i^m,  old  reflexive  instead  of  ftd^. 

88.  The  confession  of  Morike's  ideal. 

1.  h)tat  =  iuillft. 

2.  A  thing  of  joy  or  a  thing  of  sorrow. 

5-7.   hJoHcft  ntc^t  uberf^iittcn,  pray  do  not  overwhelm  with  a 
flood  of. 

89.  Lines  of  three  and  of  two  accents  alternate,  so  that  the 
poem  is  really  written  in  blank  verse;  its  character  is,  how- 
ever, entirely  changed,  since  the  last  word  of  each  line  stands 
out  because  of  the  necessary  rhythmical  pause.  Notice  the 
change  in  the  last  two  lines. 

HEBBEL 

Friedrich  Hebbel,  Germany's  greatest  master  of  tragedy 
since  the  days  of  Schiller,  was  born  March  18,  18 13,  in  the  little 
village  of  Wesselburen  in  Holstein.  Thus  his  first  impression 
of  nature  was  the  infinite  expanse  of  the  North  Sea  Plain.  Bit- 
terest poverty  was  his  lot  from  childhood;  poverty  and  loneliness 
put  their  harsh  imprint  on  his  youth  and  early  manhood. 
Haunted  by  hunger,  he  battled  for  years  to  gain  a  mere  living,  often 
on  the  brink  of  despair.  His  only  help  was  a  small  stipend  from 
the  king  of  Denmark,  which  enabled  him  to  spend  two  years  in 
Paris  and  Rome,  and  the  meager  pennies  that  his  devoted  friend 
Elise  Lensing,  a  poor  seamstress  in  Hamburg,  sent  him.  His 
short  stories,  his  dramas,  although  they  brought  him  fame, 
were  of  little  avail  in  this  struggle  that  seemed  all  too  hopeless. 
Then  a  sudden  change  for  the  better  came.    Stopping  at  Vienna 


142  NOTES 

on  his  return  from  Rome,  he  found  himself  in  a  small  circle  of 
ardent  admirers.  He  met  Christine  Enghaus,  at  that  time 
Germany's  greatest  tragic  actress,  who  became  the  most  congenial 
interpreter  of  Hebbel's  heroines.  The  attraction  was  mutual, 
and  on  May  26,  J846,  Friedrich  Hebbel  and  Christine  Enghaus 
were  married.  Now  followed  years  of  calm  maturity,  the  great- 
est period  of  Hebbel's  dramatic  production.  Hebbel  died  in 
Vienna  December  13,  1863.  His  lyric  poetry,  for  the  most 
part  the  product  of  his  earlier  years,  is  marked  above  all  by  a 
tendency  towards  symbolism,  these  symbols  usually  of  a  rich 
sensuous  beauty  and  often  of  a  rare  delicacy.  A  homely  realism 
is,  however,  by  no  means  lacking.  The  musical  quality  of  his 
verse  attracted  the  genius  of  Robert  Schumann,  who  set  the 
9Za(^tUeb  to  music. 

90.  In  the  spring  of  1836  Hebbel  went  to  Heidelberg.  A  child 
of  the  North  Sea  Plain,  he  came  in  contact  here  with  a  richer, 
softer  beauty  of  a  more  Southern  landscape,  a  beauty  which  seemed 
to  set  free  his  latent  powers.  A  night  in  the  month  of  May  on 
the  wooded  summits  near  Heidelberg  called  forth  this  song.  The 
giant  magnitude  of  the  starry  heavens  awakened  in  the  poet  to 
an  overpowering  degree  the  feeling  of  the  greatness  of  cosmic 
life;  he  feels  the  insignificance  of  his  own  individual  exist- 
ence, he  feels  as  if  it  were  in  danger  of  being  extinguished  by 
the  vastness  of  the  great  All;  but  then  sleep  comes  as  a  kindly 
nurse  and  draws  her  protecting  circle  about  the  meager  flame 
of  individual  existence.  Notice  the  internal  rhymes  in  the 
first  and  second  stanzas  that  picture  cosmic  life  and  its  reflec- 
tion in  the  individual,  and  the  utterly  difl^erent  effect  of  the  third 
stanza,  that  returns  to  the  narrower  sphere  of  individual  life. 

91.  —  3.   fptcit  Ijcretn,  comes  playing  into  the  room. 
6.  gcffiHt  xf)m  gar  ju  fc^r,  it  likes  all  too  well. 

92.  —  10.  It  was  customary  for  the  neighbors  to  perform  the 
last  kindly  offices  for  the  dead. 

16.    toaS,  which. 

93.  —  I.  2;te  bu,  thou  who. 


NOTES  143 

96.  —  6  ff.  aBtr  ftcrfacn:  because  in  this  union,  when  even  the 
last  barrier  separating  the  "  I  "  from  the  "  Thou  "  has  fallen,  the 
aim  of  Hfe  has  been  reached  in  utter  harmony  which  overcomes 
the  limitations  of  individual  existence.  Thus  these  two  souls 
may  return  into  the  All,  as  expressed  in  the  beautiful  symbol  of 
the  last  stanza. 

II.  jcrflicfjcn  in  ctn^,  coalesce. 

97.  Compare  Keats'  Ode  to  Autumn. 

98.  Addressed  to  Christine  Hebbel,  the  poet's  wife. 

3,  4.  in  i^lammcn  ftcl)cn,  to  be  aflame.  This  passage  could  be 
rendered,  that  stands  as  if  aflame  with  morning  light  at  the  farther' 
most  horizon. 

10.  £d^t  ===  toerliifet. 

KELLER 

Gottfried  Keller,  best  known  as  the  master  of  the  Novelle, 
was  born  in  Zurich,  July  19,  1819,  as  the  son  of  a  master  turner. 
A  love  for  the  concrete  world  of  reality  induced  him  to  take  up 
painting.  Keller  was  not  without  talent  in  this  line,  but  achiev- 
ing no  signal  success,  he  gave  up  painting  for  letters.  To  secure 
for  himself  a  stable  footing  in  the  civic  world,  Keller,  after  a 
number  of  years  spent  in  Germany,  in  1861  assumed  the  office 
of  a  municipal  secretary  of  his  native  city,  where  he  died  July  15, 
1890.  Early  in  life,  Keller  threw  aside  all  conventional  beliefs, 
and  his  religion  henceforth  was  a  deep  love  of  and  a  joyous  faith 
in  all  life.  Although  Keller  was  in  many  respects  decidedly 
matter-of-fact,  a  calm  objective  observer  with  a  strong  leaning 
toward  utilitarian  ideals  —  he  had  all  the  homely  virtues  of  his 
ancestry  —  he  nevertheless  delighted  in  a  myth-creating  fancy. 
Thus  Keller  is  very  much  akin  to  his  countryman  Arnold  Bocklin, 
whom  the  German  world  honors  as  its  greatest  modern  painter. 

99.  One  of  the  finest  expressions  extant  of  love  for  one's 
native  land.  The  various  national  anthems  pa'ie  before  its 
beauty. 

3.  ob  =  obfileic^. 


144  NOTES 

g.   ^tltKtia,  Switzerland. 

13.  ®ut  unb  J&ob  (usually  $ab  unb  ®ut),  possessions;  render, 

all  that  I  have. 

15.  oi),  compare  3. 

100.  The  grief  and  woe  of  Nature  held  by  the  fetters  of  winter 
personified  by  this  nymph  cliijibing  the  „  ©eebaum,"  whose 
branches  are  held  by  the  ice.  A  mythical  creation  such  as 
Bocklin  delighted  in. 

12.   ©licb  um  ©Itcb,  limb  upon  limb,  i.e.,  each  separate  limb. 

14.  l^er  unb  f)in,  forth  and  back. 

16.  The  very  sound  of  this  line  is  a  cry  of  pity. 

101.  Written  1879.  Theodor  Storm  called  it  the  best  lyric 
poem  since  Goethe.  Compare  C.  F.  Meyer's  letter  to  Keller 
congratulating  him  on  his  seventieth  birthday.  Meyer  praises 
Keller's  poetry  because  of  its  jnnere  ^eiterfeit,"  and  continues: 
„Slud^  tneinc  id),  ba^  ^^x  fcfter  ®Iaube  an  bie  ®ilte  bed  J)afein8  bie 
l^fid^fte  SSebcutung  S^vev  ©c^riften  ift.  3f)nen  ift  tua^rl^aftig  nid^td 
ju  iDlinfd&en  aU  bie  SSefjammg  in  Q\)xtm  SBcfcn.  SBeil  <©ie  bie  (Srbe 
licbcn,  tt)irb  bie  @Tbe  ®te  auit)  fo  lange  ol8  mSglid^  feft^alten." 


STORM 

Theodor  Storm,  like  Friedrich  Hebbel,  is  a  child  of  the  North 
Sea  Plain;  but  while  in  Hebbel's  verse  there  is  hardly  any  direct 
reference  to  his  native  landscape,  Storm  again  and  again  sings 
its  chaste  beauty;  and  while  Hebbel  could  find  a  home  away 
from  his  native  heath,  Storm  clung  to  it  with  a  jealous  love. 
He  was  born  in  Husum  (bie  graue  ®tabt  ant  grauen  aJJeer)  on 
the  west  coast  of  Schleswig-Holstein,  September  14,  1817, 
of  well-to-do  parents.  While  still  a  student  of  law,  he  published 
a  first  volume  of  verse  together  with  Tycho  and  Theodor  Momm- 
sen.  His  favorite  poets  were  Eichendorff  and  M6rike,  and  the 
influence  of  the  former  is  plainly  discernible  even  in  Storm's 
later  verse.  Storm  left  his  home  in  185 1  and  did  not  return  until 
1864,  after  Schleswig-Holstein  had  become  German.  He  died 
July  4,  1888. 


NOTES  145 

Storm  is  the  poet  of  the  North  Sea  Plain:  he  discovered  its 
peculiar  beauty.  While  the  tragic  note  predonainates,  joy  and 
humor  nevertheless  abound,  and  at  the  beginning  of  his  poems 
Storm  himself  significantly  placed  his  Oftoberlicb,  written  in  the 
political  gloom  and  uncertainty  of  the  fall  of  1848.  While 
reaHzing  fully  its  inherent  tragic  elements,  Storm  loved  and 
glorified  life  and  thirstily  drank  in  its  beauty  to  the  very  last. 
This  is  the  keynote  of  Storm's  lyrics. 

102.  —  21.  bic  b(aucn  Xciqc,  azure  days,  i.e.,  days  blue  as  the 
heavens  in  June. 

103.  —  6.    my  heart  is  filled  with  joyous  fright. 

104. —  2.   Stctn,  i.e.,  millstone. 

8.  ?Puf,  Puck,  an  elfin  spirit  of  mischief.  Compare  Shakspere, 
M'dsummer  Night's  Dream. 

105.   The  poet's  tribute  to  his  home  city  Husum,  nbie  graue 
fetabt  am  grauen  9)?eer." 
13.   fiir  unb  fiir,  forever  and  ever. 

107.    In  memory  of  the  poet's  sister. 
8.   rcrf)t  (yefdjnjtftcr,  true  brother  and  sister. 
II  f.  Siod^  rt)cf)f  ctn  Slinbcrfriebcn  mid)  on,  still  a  breath  of  child- 
hood peace  cones  to  me. 

108.— 18.  <4?nngft8torfcn;  'iPfingften,  Pentecost,  is  celebrated 
as  a  summer  festival.  In  Northern  Germany  house  doors  are 
wreathed  with  birch  twigs,  while  young  birch  trees  are  placed 
upright  on  the  wings  of  the  numerous  windmills. 

109.  —  6.   9JMr  ift,  etc.,  I  feel  (full  of  life)  like,  etc. 

110-  —  I-   bitiot,  LaL'n,  long  may  he  live,  render  hurrah! 

111.  —  8.   what  otherwise  would  be  honorable. 

112.  Storm  has  used  the  same  motif  in  3^mmenfee. 
lis.  —  7.   <£(^Iag,  i.e.,  pulsation  {beat)  of  pain. 


146  NOTES 

MEYER 

Conrad  Ferdinand  Meyer  was  born  October  12,  1825,  in 
Zurich,  and  is  thus  a  fellow-townsman  of  Keller.  Like  Keller, 
Meyer  is  a  master  of  the  Novelle,  but  in  all  other  respects  there 
is  a  most  striking  difference.  Keller  was  a  sturdy  commoner 
and  always  retained  a  certain  afl&nity  with  the  soil;  there  is  a 
wholesome  vigor  about  him.  Meyer  is  of  patrician  descent; 
his  father,  who  died  early,  was  a  statesman  and  historian;  his 
mother  a  highly  gifted  woman  of  fine  culture.  Thus  the  boy 
grew  up  in  an  atmosphere  of  refinement.  Having  finished  the 
Gymnasium,  he  took  up  the  study  of  law,  but  history  and  the 
humanities  were  of  greater  interest  to  him.  Even  in  the  child 
two  traits  were  observed  that  later  characterized  the  man  and 
the  poet:  he  had  a  most  scrupulous  regard  for  neatness  and 
cleanliness,  and  he  lived  and  experienced  more  deeply  in  memory 
than  in  the  immediate  present.  Meyer  found  himself  only  late 
in  life;  for  many  years  also,  being  practically  bilingual,  he 
wavered  between  French  and  German.  The  Franco-German 
War  brought  the  final  decision,  and  from  now  on  his  works 
appeared  in  rapid  succession.  He  died  in  his  home  in  Kilchberg 
above  Zurich,  November  28,  1898. 

Meyer's  lyric  verse  is  almost  entirely  the  product  of  his  later 
years.  It  has  none  of  the  youthful  exuberance  of  Goethe's 
earlier  lyrics;  a  note  of  quiet  calm,  a  mellow  maturity  pervades 
all;  both  joy  and  sorrow  live  only  in  the  memory.  And  still 
Meyer  loved  life's  exuberant  fullness,  and  a  more  finely  attuned 
ear  hears  through  this  calm  the  beat  of  a  heart  that  felt  joy  and 
sorrow  deeply.  Everywhere  there  is  apparent  a  love  of  nature 
interpreted  with  all  the  modern  subtlety  of  feeling.  Meyer  was 
a  Swiss  and  his  landscape  is  that  of  Switzerland,  one  might  even 
say  that  of  Zurich.  Nature  hardly  ever  speaks  in  herself,  but 
only  in  her  human  relationship;  not  the  field  alone,  but  the 
field  and  the  sower  (121),  the  field  and  the  reaper  (118);  not  the 
lake  alone,  but  the  lake  and  the  solitary  oarsman  (124).  The 
poet  loves  the  work  of  human  hands  and  especially  its  highest 
form,  that  of  art.  Thus  a  Roman  fountain  (119),  a  picture,  a 
statue  become  the  subject  of  his  verse.  Of  all  the  arts  he  loved 
sculpture  most,  and  in  its  chaste  self-restraint  his  poetry  is  like 


NOTES  147 

marble.  Give  marble  a  voice  and  you  have  a  poem  of  Conrad 
Ferdinand  Meyer.  His  poetry  is  also  akin  to  marble  in  its  per- 
fection of  form  that  is  faultless,  because  it  is  the  living  rhythmic 
embodiment  of  an  idea,  of  an  experience.  Witness  but  the 
melody  and  the  rhythm  of  ber  romi[d)e  S3vunncn  or  of  the  <Saer* 
fpruc^.  In  English  letters  Walter  Savage  Landor  is  a  kindred 
spirit  and  his  Finis,  except  for  a  note  of  haughty  pride,  might 
well  be  the  epitaph  of  the  Swiss  poet: 

I  strove  with  none,  for  none  was  worth  my  strife. 
Nature  I  loved  and,  next  to  Nature,  Art: 
I  warmed  both  hands  before  the  fire  of  life; 
It  sinks,  and  I  am  ready  to  depart. 

114.  —  9-14.    A  series  of  »?teberfeelen."     Every  one  of  these 
lines  contains  the  idea  of  one  of  Meyer's  poems;   compare  116. 
II.  flcn  .  .  .  cm)Jor,  up  towards. 

116.  —  10.  bumpfcn  9Juber;§,  a  case  of  transferred  epithet. 
The  sound  goes,  of  course,  with  ©c^lagen. 

116.  —  8.   frogt,  usually  fragt. 

11.  !Su  tuft  ^ir':^  fcI6ft  ju  leib,  You  do  it  (i.e.,  stay  away)  to 
your  own  grief. 

12.  9Sa;g  fiir  cin,  what  kind  of  a. 

119.  The  theme  of  Meyer's  lyrics  often  is  a  painting,  a  piece 
of  sculpture,  etc.  Here  a  typical  Roman  fountain  has  found 
lasting  embodiment. 

2.  bcr  2Warmor((^atc  SJunb,  the  round  hollow  of  the  marble  basin. 

120.  —  3.  sum  crftcn,  at  first. 

121.  The  poem  in  its  rhythm  embodies  the  rhythm  of  the 
sower.     Compare  Millet's  painting  The  Sower. 

122.  —  4.   nic^t  ctncr,  bcr  barfic,  not  one  that  may  suffer  want. 

123.  The  Dutch  school  of  painting  is  famous  for  its  realism 
and  its  truth  to  life.    The  effect  of  this  poem  is  due  in  no  small 


148  NOTES 

mean  to  contrast:    „ba8  Heine  jarte  SSilb"  of  the  first  two  lines 
described,  12  ff.,  and  the  „3;unfer  mit  ber  3)irn,  bcr  ttor  ®efunbl)elt 
faft  bte  SBange  birft";    the  quiet  of  death,  the  quiet  grief  of  the 
master,  and  the  boisterous  fullness  of  life. 
Vlad),  according  to,  from. 

3.  @)§  poUit,  Somebody  knocks.    J^crcin,  come  in. 

5.  f8ot,  because  of. 

6.  fBon,  with. 

10.  jur  ©tunbc,  at  once. 

16.  narfi  bcr  Siatur,  from  life. 

126.  It  is  necessary  to  bear  in  mind  that  in  Switzerland  dusk 
first  settles  in  the  valleys  and  then  gradually  creeps  up  to  the 
villages  situated  on  a  higher  level. 

8.   ^tld^berg,  the  poet's  home  near  Zurich. 

128.  —  3.   Qiemaifl,  n.  in  poetry  instead  of  ©etnafilin. 

4.  SKorflcnftftaucr,  the  cool  morning  breezes,  the  chill  that  falls 
just  before  sunrise. 

12.  SommerI)i)^n,  the  higher  meadows  where  the  cattle  can 
graze  only  in  the  summer  months. 

LILIENCRON 

Detlev  von  Liliencron,  a  countryman  of  Hebbel  and  Storm, 
was  born  in  Kiel,  June  3,  1844.  He  loved  a  soldier's  life  and 
served  his  country  in  two  wars,  1866  and  1870-71,  and  thus  saw 
life  in  its  grim  reality.  Because  of  wounds  and  debts,  he  tells 
us,  he  left  the  army.  An  inborn  love  of  adventure  and  action 
made  him  try  his  fortune  in  America,  where  his  mother's  father 
had  served  under  Washington.  His  aim  was  to  enter  the  mili- 
tary service  of  one  of  the  Central  or  South  American  states. 
Disappointed  in  his  hopes,  he  returned  to  Germany  and  for  a 
number  of  years  was  a  government  official.  This  task,  however, 
proved  too  irksome  for  his  restless  spirit,  and  in  spite  of  his 
continual  financial  embarrassments,  he  resigned  to  live  as  he 
pleased.    He  died  in  Hamburg,  July  22,  1909. 

In  his  younger  days,  Liliencron  felt  the  throb  and  stir  of  life 
far  too  keenly  to  ^nd  leisure  for  Uterature.    Not  till  1884  did  his 


NOTES  149 

first  volume  of  verse  appear,  recollections  of  his  soldier  days. 
The  volume  contains  graphic  descriptions  of  the  most  concise 
brevity,  single  words  taking  the  place  of  whole  sentences  (132). 
He  delineates  war  with  all  its  horror,  not  however  without  a 
sad  pathos  (133).  He  is  also  a  master  at  depicting  the  more 
joyous  side  of  a  soldier's  life,  the  carefree  maneuvres  of  a  regi- 
ment with  its  colors  and  music  passing  through  a  village  (130). 
In  his  love  of  nature  Liliencron  is  akin  to  Storm,  and  even  sur- 
passes the  older  poet  in  the  impressionistic  vividness  of  his 
descriptions. 

130.  The  poem  pictures  a  German  village  scene :  soldiers  with 
their  music  approach  from  the  distance,  march  through  and 
disappear. 

3.  bxxd)VS,  breaks  forth  or  bursts  forth. 

6  ff.  The  attention  is  first  focused  on  the  deeper  notes.  A 
gradual  rise  in  pitch  is  noticeable  in  the  lines  from  instrument 
to  instrument  named. 

24.    Saterncngta^,  of  the  street  lanterns. 

29.  aBtI^e{(minc),  Slat^arinc  (J^rtnc),  6l^rt(fttnc) 

131.  —  9.  firrt,  an  onomatopoetic  word  coined  by  the  poet 
to  imitate  the  sound  of  the  scythe  cutting  through  the  grain. 

10.  5lr6eit^friebcn,  the  quiet  peace  of  daily  labor. 

11.  ^cimattDCtt,  home  world.  Compare  SlKtag^icelt,  work-a- 
day  world. 

132.  —  4.   march  and  flood  of  victory. 

II  f.  burt^  bic  2iiftc  firouft,  etc.,  with  horrible  whir  of  wings  a 
flight  of  vultures  passes  through  the  air. 

133.  Famous  battle  in  the  Seven  Years  War,  in  which  Frederick 
the  Gseat  was  defeated  with  enormous  losses  by  the  Austrians. 

2.   Sommcrf)aIm,  lit.  summerstalk,  i.e.,  growing  grain. 

4.  ift  au§,-  is  over. 
9.   he  had  to  go. 

16.   Setietn,  a  small  town  in  Brunswick. 
22.   f)tncin,  into  the  book. 

134.  —  4.  SBinjcrtJOlf,  collective  sing.  Best  rendered  as  plural 
of  SBinjer. 


I50 


NOTES 


136.  A  lullaby  for  the  poet's  son  SJBuIff  (Wolf): 
3.   SJionbc^fa^n,  i.e.,  crescent  moon-shaped  like  a  boat, 
the  line,  slowly  the  crescent  moon  floats  like  a  boat. 


137. 


5.    The  content  of  life  not  stirred  by  a  breeze. 


Render 


138. —  6  ff.  ©onncngriin  .  .  .  hjctft  .  .  .  ftia.  The  peculiar 
effect  of  sunUght  on  colors  and  on  quiet  is  depicted  by  these 
compounds. 

14.   sfalttg,  -fold. 

16.   slowly  the  dusk  of  evening  lowers. 


VOCABULARY 


As  this  book  presupposes  a  knowledge  of  elementary  grammar,  pro- 
nouns, numerals,  the  common  prepositions,  and  modal  and  auxiliary  verbs 
are  not  given.  Of  strong  verbs  only  the  vowel  change,  including  the  quantity 
when  different  from  the  infinitive,  is  indicated,  unless  the  verb  shows  further 
irregularities.  Intransitive  verbs  that  take  fetn  contrary  to  rule  are  marked 
with  f.  The  prefix  of  separable  verbs  is  followed  by  =.  Of  nouns  only 
the  plural  is  given,  unless  they  belong  to  the  so-called  mixed  declension. 
Compound  words  whose  meaning  is  readily  discernible  from  the  component 
parts,  are  not  included. 


?Ibcnb,  m.   -c   evening 

Stbenbrot,  n.  evening  glow 

obcnbs*,  adv.  in  the  evening 

2l0enbfd)ein,  w.  evening  light  or 
glow 

ab=faHcn,  it,  a;  a,  intr.  fall  off 

Stbgrunb,  m.  ^t  abyss 

ab=fcf)rcn,  refl.  turn  away 

ob4eitcn,  tr.  lead  aside 

ob=Icnfen,  Ir.  turn  aside,  divert 

ob=mcffcn,  a,  c ;  i,  tr.  measure 
off  [take  off 

ab=ncl)mcn,  a,   omttt;   imm,  tr. 

ab=rcifen,  intr.  leave  on  a  jour- 
ney 

3lbfcf)tcb,  m.  departure,  farewell 

ob=ft^ntct(^cIn,  tr.  obtain  by 
flattery 

ab=ftrcifcn,  ir.  slip  off 

ob=3at)lcn,  tr.  count  off 

ad)  alas,  ah 

at^ten,  tr.  heed,  care  for  (poet. 
•with  gen.) 

od^t=gcbcn,  a,  c;  i,  intr.  give 
heed 


OC^jcn,  intr.  groan 

31  be,  n.  farewell 

3lbct,  /.  -n  vein,  blood  vessel 

ot)ncn,  tr.  and  intr.  divine,  have 
a  foreboding  of 

ol^nung^BoIt  full  of  sweet  fore- 
boding; ominous 

%f)te,  f.  -n  ear  of  grain 

Stijrenfelb,  n.  -tt  field  of  ripen- 
ing grain 

?IK,  n.  the  universe;  entirety, 
unison 

aQba  there 

aii^u,  adv.  (in  compounds)  much 
too,  all  too 

mpc,  f.  -n  the  Alps 

alt  old 

3llltcr,  n.  —  age 

3lltcr^f^h)a^c,  /.  senility, 
weakness  of  old  age 

3lmntc,  /.  -n  nurse 

3lntfclfd[)lag,  m.  song  of  the 
Amsel  (kind  of  blackbird) 

oit'betcn,  tr.  worship 

an=bncfcn,  tr.  look  at 

an=bred)cn,  a,  o;  i,  intr.  dawn, 
break 


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VOCABULARY 


anbitd^ttg  devout 
an^fangen,  i,  a;  tt,  tr.  begin 
ttn-faffeit,  tr.     catch     hold    of, 

seize 
on=flcl^cn,  fling,  gegangen  intr.  be 

possible 
STltgcI,  m.,f.  -6,  -n  fishhook 
t^ngcftd^t,  n.  -tx  face,  counte- 
nance 
Stngft,  /.  -^  fear,  anguish 
(ingften,    1  ir.  cause  fear,  fright- 
Snflfttgen  J  en;  refl.  be  afraid 
an=^alten,  ic,  a;   a,  tr.    stop; 

j»/r.  last 
an=flagen,  tr.  accuse 
att'flingen,    a,    u,    intr.     begin 

sounding 
0tt4cgcn,  tr.  put  on,  don 
tttt'tufcn,  ie,  u,  tr.  implore,  call 

upon. 
att=f(^aueJt,  tr.   look  at,  gaze  at 
ttn=fc^cn,  a,  e;  ie,  tr.  look  at 
an=fttmmcn,    tr.     strike    up    or 

start  (a  jowg) 
an=ftoftcn,   ic,   o;   o,   tr.    strike, 

knock  against;  chnk  glasses 
^tttlt^,  n.  -t  face,  countenance 
StntttJort,  /.  -en  answer 
att=t»crtraucn,  tr.  intrust 
an=hJet)Cn,  tr.    blow  or  breathe 

upon 
on=h)cnbcn,     reg.     or     luanbtc, 

gcmanbt,  tr.   use,  employ 
5I))feI,  w.  -^  apple 
SIrbctt,  /.  -en  work,  labor 
^rgcr,  m.  vexation,  anger 
arm  poor 
3[nn,  m.  -e  arm 
Strt,  /.  -en  kind,  type 
Strjt,  w.  -^c  physician 
Stfc^e,  /.  -n  ashes 
StftCtt  Asia 
81ft,  OT.  -^c  branch 


Sttcm,  w.  respiration,  breath 

aitmlo^  breathless 

Sltcmjug,  w.  -^e  breath,  respira- 
tion 

Wilder,  m.  ether  (i.e.,  the  blue 
heavens) 

atmcn,  j«/r.  and  fr.   breathe 

auf=baucn,  tr.  build  up,  erect 

ouf=bc(fcn,  ^f.  uncover,  lay 
bare;  raise,  lift 

ouf=bonncrn,  tr.  dress  ostenta- 
tiously 

?tufcnt^oIt,  OT.  -c  abode 

ouf'Crsicl^cn,  erjog,  erjogen,  tr. 
bring  up,  rear 

auf=fangctt,  i,  a;  a,  tr.  catch, 
capture,  receive 

oufsfinbcn,  a,  u,  tr.  find,  dis- 
cover 

ouf=J)ongcn,  i,  a,  tr.  suspend, 
hang  up 

ouf^cbcn,  0,  0,  tr.  pick  up, 
raise 

auf=raffcn,  tr.  snatch  up;  refl. 
rise  quickly 

aufrcd^t  upright,  erect 

auf'tctd^cn,  intr.   reach  upward 

aufrt(^ttg  honest 

auf'f^Iagcn,  u,  a;  fi,  tr.  open  (a 
book) 

auf'ftftttJcbctt,  intr.  soar  up 

ouf=fpringcn,  a,  u,  intr.  spring 
up,  jump  up 

auf'ftcl^cn,  ftanb,  gcftanben,  intr. 
arise,  get  up 

auf=ftcigen,  ie,  ie,  intr.  rise  up- 
ward, ascend 

auf=taud^cn,  intr.  rise  up, 
emerge  from  ^  {the  water) 

ouf=titrmen,  tr.  pile  up;  oufge* 
tlirmt  towering 

aufttJortiS  upward 

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auS'blidcn,  intr.  look  out 

au^=tircnncn,  brannte,  gebrannt, 
intr.  cease  burning  or  glow- 
ing, burn  out 

aUiS^grobcn,  u,  a;  cl,  tr.  dig  out 

aui^=flingcn,  a,  u,  intr.  cease 
sounding 

au^4of(ftcn,  0,  0;  i,  intr.  be  ex- 
tinguished, go  out 

ou«^=ma(^cn,  <r.  settle 

0U!^=rufcn,  ie,  u,  tr.  call  out, 
cry  out 

a\x^''Xvii)tn,  intr.  rest;  auSgeru^t 
^aben  be  rested 

au^=ftft<iucn,  intr.   look  out 

ouj^^nnflcn,  a,  u,  i«/r.  cease  or 
finish  singing 

dU^=fpanncn,  tr.  stretch  out, 
spread 

au^ =ftctflen,  ie,  ie,  intr.  get  out, 
disembark 

au§'\txc(tcn,  tr.  stretch  out, 
prostrate 

ou!^'3tc{)cn,  ;^og,  gcjogen,  tr. 
undress;  take  off,  pull  off 


SBotft,  m.  ^c  brook 

baben,  tr.  and  intr.  (refl.)  bathe 

93a{)n,  /.  -en  path,  track 

balb     soon;     —  ...  —     now 

.  .  .  now 
SBanb,  m.  -^c  volume 
93anb,  n.  -^er  ribbon 
S3onb,  n.  -c  bond,  fetter 
bang,  fearful,  afraid 
bangcn,  intr.  yearn 
i8anf,  /.  -^e  bench 
banncn,  tr.  charm,  drive  away 
SBanncr,  n.  —  banner 
93orfp,  /.  -n  barque 
iSart,  m.  -^e  beard 


^au,    m.    -«,    -ten     structure, 

building 
IS8ttU(^,  m.  -^  belly,  paunch 
SBoucr,  m.  -8  and  -n,  -n  farmer 
93aum,  m.  ^e  tree 
btiumcn,  refl.  rear,  prance 
bcbcn,  intr.  tremble,  shake 
S8c(^cr,  m.  —  cup,  goblet 
Scdenfdilag,   m.   -^e    clang   of 

cymbals 
bcbcctcn,  tr.  cover 
bcbcutcn,  tr.  mean,  portend 
SBcbcutung,  /.  -en  meaning 
bcbrofjcn,  tr.  threaten,  menace 
bcbritcfcn,  tr.  oppress 
bccngcn,  tr.   narrow  in,  oppress 
bccrbigcn,  tr.  bury 
S8cct,  n.  -e  '  bed  (in  a  garden) 
bcfragcn,  tr.  question 
bcfrcicn,  tr.  free,  liberate 
bcfrcunbct,  friendly 
bcgcgncn,  intr.  meet,  pass 
S3egtcr,  /.  desire 
bcginncn,  a,  0,  tr.  begin 
bcgliinjen,   tr.    illumine,   cover 

with  radiance 
bcgtettcn,  tr.  accompany 
SBcglcitcr,  m.  —    one  who  ac- 
companies   a    person,    com- 
panion 
beglucfcn,  tr.  make  happy,  bless 

with  happiness 
bcgrabcn,  u,  a;  a,  tr.  bury 
begrcnjcn,  tr.  confine,  limit 
93cl)ogcn,  n.   content,  delight 
bcljattcn,   ie,   a;   a,   tr.    retain, 
keep;  bag  SSort  —    keep  on 
speaking 
93e^arrung,    /.     perseverance, 

continuance 
bcbenb(c),  nimble,  agile 
bcftcrst   courageous,  daring 
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betnern  bony,  skeleton 

bctfammcn  together 

betdmpUn,  tr.  combat,  resist 

bdenncn,  befannte,  betannt,  ir. 
confess 

bcftotnmen  oppressed 

bcEcn,  intr.  bark 

bcmcffcn,  o,  c;  t,  tr.  measure 

benebelit,  (r.  cover  with  fog; 
p.p.  befuddled,  drunk,  made 
drowsy 

bcrcit  ready,  prepared 

bcreitcn,  tr.  prepare 

Scrg,  m.  -c  mountain 

bcrgcn,  a,  o;  i,  tr.   hide,  shelter 

SBcrgci^^ottg,  m.  -^e  mountain 
slope 

Scrges^ronb,  m.  -^er  edge  or  side 
of  a  mountain  or  hill. 

SBergei^rudcn,  m.  —  mountain 
ridge  or  crest 

bcricbtcn,  tr.  report  [explode 

bcrftcn,  a  (o),  o;  I,  inlr.  burst, 

bcnifttgcn,  tr.  calm 

bcriibren,  tr.  touch 

bcfanfttgen,  tr.  assuage 

befd^atten,  /r.  cast  a  shadow  on, 
shade 

bcfrfiauctt,  tr.   view,  look  at 

SBcfci^cib,  m.  -c  answer,  re- 
sponse; —  trlnfen  pledge 
(i.e.,  answer  to  a  toast) 

bcfdjctbcn,  te,  ie,  tr.  apportion, 
allot,  destine;  refl.  moderate 
oneself,  resign  oneself  to 
one's  fate 

SBcfd^ctbcn,  n.  moderation,  con- 
tent, resignation 

bcft^einctt,  ie,  ie,  tr.  illumine, 
shine  upon 

befc^Icid^cn,  i,  t,  tr.   steal  upon 

bcfdjmufectt,  tr.  make  dirty, 
sully 


S8cf(bii6cr,  m.  —  protector 

beftcgen,  tr.  overcome,  conquer 

bcfingen,  a,  u,  tr.  sing  about, 
praise  in  song 

S3eftnnung,  f.  consciousness,  re- 
flection; —  raubcnb  robbing 
one  of  the  power  of  reflec- 
tion, sense  destroying 

bcftnnungi^loiS  unconscious 

23efi^,  m.  possession 

bcft^cn,  befafe,  befcffeti,  <r.  possess 

befpiegcin,  refl.  gaze  at  oneself 
in  a  glass 

bcfprcdjcn,  a,  o;  t,  tr.  charm  by 
magic  words 

bcffcr  better 

beftcljcn,  beftanb,  beftanbcn,  (in), 
intr.  consist  (of) 

bcftcQcn,  tr.  order,  give  a  mes- 
sage 

bcftrablcn,  tr.  shine  upon,  il- 
lumine 

bctctl,  intr.  pray 

bctiJrcn,  tr.  beguile,  delude 

bctriigcn,  o,  o,  tr.  deceive 

S8ett(c),  n.  -eg,  -en  bed 

JBettetftnb,  n.  -~ev   beggar  child 

bettein,  tr.  beg 

fSctticr,  m.  —  beggar 

beugen,  tr.  and  refl.  bend,  bow 

betuatbcn,  tr.  guard,  watch  over 

bcttJal^rcn,  tr.  guard,  keep 

bcttjcgcn,  tr.  move,  stir,  agitate 

behJCincn,  tr.  lament,  weep  for 

bettJUftt  conscious  of 

bcjcigen,  tr.  and  refl.  show, 
manifest 

btegcn,  o,  o,  tr.  and  refl.  bend 

SBtcne,  /.  -n  bee 

Stcr,  n.  -t  beer 

JBtlb,  n.  -cr   picture;  image 

bi(ben,  tr.  form 

binbcn,  a,  u,  tr.  bind,  tie 


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SBirnc,  /.  -n  pear 

SBittc,  /.  -n   request,  prayer 

{i(df)en,  tr.    cause  to  bloat,  dis- 
tend 

blanf  shining,  bright 

blofcu,  ie,  a;  ci,  tr.  and  intr.  blow 

bla^  pale 

matt,  n.  -cr  leaf 

blan  blue,  azure;  imS3Iauenin 
the  azure  blue 

fdiau,  n.   azure  of  the  sky 

SBlfiuc,  /.  blueness,  azure 

blaucn,  intr.  appear  blue,  be- 
come blue 

bicibcn,  ie,  ie,  intr.  (f)  remain 

bicid)  pale 

bicnben,  tr.  blind,  dazzle 

f8iid,  m.  -e  glance,  look 

blitfcn,  intr.  look,  gaze 

bitnfcn,  intr.  gleam,  glisten 

S8Ii^,  nt.  -e  lightning,  flash  of 
lightning 

bltfecn,  intr.   flash,  gleam 

SBHbc^ft^Iag,  m.  -^e  stroke  of 
lightning 

blonb  blonde,  fair 

blilfjen,  intr.  blossom,  bloom; 
bliiljenb   in  the  bloom  of  Hfe 

Slumc,  /.  -n  flower 

SBIumcngcfidjt,  n.  -er  blossom 
face 

SBIumcngehJtnb,  n.  -e  wreath  of 
flowers 

Slut,  m.  blood 

Sliitc,  /.  -n  blossom 

blutcn,  iyttr.  bleed 

58Iiitcnbampf,  m.  -e  haze  of 
blossoms  (3)ampf  steam,  va- 
por) 

blijtcnrctd)  rich  in  blossoms, 
full  of  blossoms 

S3Iiitcnfef)immcr,  m.  —  shimmer 
of  blossoms 


blutig  bloody 

S8IutftraI)I,  m.  -«,  -^n  stream  of 

blood 
Sobcn,  m.    soil,  ground;  space 

below  the  rafters 
Sobcniufc,     /.     -n      trapdoor 

opening  into  the  attic 
JBogcn,  m.  bow,  arch 
SBomborbon,  w.  bombardon 
Soot,  n.  -t  and  53ote  boat 
SBorn,  m.  -e  fount,  spring 
bijfc  evil,  wicked 
S8iJfcft)i(l)t,  w.  -cr  rascal,  wrong 

doer 
br0U(J)Cn,   tr.   use,   need,   be   in 

need  of  {with  genitive) 
brauen,  tr.  and  intr.   brew,  fer- 
ment 
braun  brown 
broufcn,  intr.  roar 
Stttutfcft,  n.  -e   bridal    festival 
brcd)cn,  a,  o;  i,  tr.   break;  pick 

(eine  53Iumc);  bag  Sluge  brid^t 

the  eye  grows  dim  in  death 

brcnncn,  brannte,  gebrannt,  intr. 

burn 
Srot,  n.  -e  bread 
SBriidfc,  /.  -n  bridge 
Srubcr,  m.  -  brother 
Srubcrgruf?,    m.   ^e     brotherly 

greeting 
S3runncn,  m.  —  well,  fountain, 

spring 
Sruft,  /.  ^e  breast 
Srut,  /.  -en  brood 
S3ubc,  m.  -n  knave,  boy,  fellow 
Sud),  n.  -^er  book 
S3u(^c,  /.  -n  beech 
budjcnbunfel  dark  with  beeches 
93ud)t,  /.  -en  bay 
Sul)le,  /.   -n    sweetheart;   m. 

lover 
S8ul)lcr,  m.  —  lover,  wooer 


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JBii^nc,  /.  -n  stage 
bunt,  of  various  colors 
SBurfd^c,  m.    -en    (-c)     fellow, 

youth,  boy 
Sufc^,  m.  -^e  shrub,  bush 
SBufcn,  m.  —  bosom 

e 

6]^or,  m.  -^e  chorus,  choir 

(^rtftlid^  Christian 

etfriftuig,  m.  -i,  -o,  -urn  Christ 

^ad^,  n.  -^er  roof 

^atl^gcftut)I(c),  n.  -c  rafters 

bo^cim  at  home 

baljin  thither 

boI)tn=ftrcrfen,  tr.  stretch  out 

banttt   with  it  or  them 

bommcrn,  inir.    spread  a  feeble 

light  (used  of  the  coming  of 

dawn  or  dusk) 
35ammcrft^ctn,  m.  -e  twilight 
bomm(c)rtg  dusky 
2)ommcrung,/.  twilight,  dawn 
botn^jfcn,  tr.  subdue 
^anf,    m.     thanks,    gratitude; 

gu  —   so  as  to  merit  thanks 

or  meet  approval 
baran  at  it,  beside  it 
barben,  intr.  suffer  want 
bor=btctcn,  o,  o,  tr.  offer 
bor^brtngcn,  brac^te,  gebrad^t,  /r. 

offer,  present,  sacrifice 
barob  on  that  account 
borubcr=gcl)cn,   ging,   gcgangcn, 

intr.    surpass;   e8    gel^t    mir 

nicbtg  bariiber  1  prize  nothing 

more  highly 
bo=fetn,  intr.  be  present 
X^ftfcin,  n.  existence 


bo=ftcbcn,   ftanb,   gcftanbcn,  intr. 

be  or  stand  there 
baucrn,  intr.   last,  endure,  con- 
tinue 
b05tt  besides 
bttsloifd^cn  in  between 
Scrfc,  /.  -n   covering,  blanket; 

ceihng,  roof 
becfctt,  tr.  cover 
X>cgcn,  m.  —  sword 
^cgcnfnouf,  m.  ^e    pommel  of 

the  sword's  hilt 
^cingcbcnfcn,   n.     thinking   of 

you 
^cmut, /.  humility 
bcnfcn,  bac^te,  geba^t,  tr.  think; 

iemanbeg  or  an  iemanben  — 

think  of  someone 
bcrcinft    some   (future)    day,    in 

days  to  come 
bcrhjctt   the  while  that  {archaic 

for  hjalirenb  while) 
bcutfti^  German 
bt(^t  dense,  close 
bic^tcn,  tr.  compose  or  create  in 

poetry;  itn  ?eben  ober  iDid^ten 

in  life  or  verse 
^td)tcr,  m.  —  poet 
bid  thick,  fat,  plump 
bicttcn,  intr.  {with  dat.)  serve 
^itCttft,  m.  -€   service;  \6)  bin  JU 

—  I  am  at  your  service 
®irne,  /.  -n  lass,  girl 
SJiftcI,  /.  -n  thistle 
Conner,  m.  —  thunder 
bonncrn,    intr.  thunder 
Sonnctfculc,  /.  -n  thunder  club 
bo^^jclt  double,  twofold 
^orf,  n.  -^er  village 
bott  there,  yonder 
^rotbc,  m.  -n  dragon 
braQ  buxom 
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brau^,  barau^  out  of,  therefrom 

brau^cn  outside,  without 

bre{)cn,  tr.  turn 

brcin=(or    barctn=)blitfcn,    intr. 

brein=frf)0ucn  look  on 

brcift  bold 

bringcn,  a,  u,  intr.  press,  pene- 
trate; in  iemanben  — ■  im- 
portune 

brtnncn  within 

brobcn  up  there 

bru()ncn,  intr.  reverberate 

^roffcl,  /.  -11  thrush 

briibcn  yonder 

briirfcn  tr.  press 

brunten  down  below,  down 
there 

^llft,  m.  ^t  odor,  fragrance; 
haze 

buftcit  intr.  be  fragrant,  spread 
fragrance 

buftig  fragrant;  hazy,  airy 

bulbcn,  tr.  bear,  tolerate 

bumpf   dull,  hollow  {of  sound) 

butrHjfbraufcub  with  a  hollow 
roar 

bunfcl  dark 

bunfcin,  intr.  grow  dark 

biinn  thin 

burdjbcbcn,  tr.    throb  through 

burdjbringcn,  a,  u,  tr.   penetrate 

burcf)et(cn,  tr.  hasten  or  pass 
through  quickly 

burcl)ftrcici)cn,  t,  i,  tr.  ramble, 
roam  through 

burd)rt)anbctn,  tr.  wander 
through 

biirftig  scanty,  sparse 

biirr  withered,  dry 

2^urft,  rn.  thirst 

^urfte'5tt)ut,  /.  rage  of  thirst 

burftitberqualt  overtortured  by 
thirst 


buftcr  dark,  gloomy 
X^iiftcr,  M.   gloom,  darkness 
biiftcrrot  gloomy  red 

cbcn  for  foeben  just 

cd)t  genuine,  real 

&tfc,  /.  -n  corner 

cbcl  noble 

@fcu,  m.,  n.  ivy 

cf)C  before 

6()rc,  /.  -n  honor 

(SI)rcufrcu3,  n.  -e  cross  ot  honor 

(ficftc,  /.  -n  oak 

cigcil  peculiar 

(Jtgcntum,  n.  -^er  possession 

cilig  hascy,  hurried 

cinfallcn,  ie,  a;  a,  intr.  interrupt 

cin  fcl)rcn,  intr.    enter,  turn  in 

ctii4dutcn,  tr.  ring  in 

cin4cgcn,  tr.   lay  or  put  in;  ein= 

gelegte    9fubcr     oars    dipped 

into  the  water 
ctnmal  once  (upon  a  time) 
cinfam  lonely,  alone 
ein=fd)arrcn,  tr.    bury  hurriedly 

(frf)arrcn  =  scrape,  scratch) 
cin=fd)cnfcn,  tr.   pour  in  or  out; 

SBeln  — ■   fill  the  glasses  with 

wine 
ciit'fdjlnfcn,  te,  a;  a,  intr.  fall 

asleep 
ctn=fd)Iummcrn,       intr.        fall 

asleep;   lutcber   —  return    to 

slumber 
ctnft    sometime,   once   upon  a 

time 
ein=ftcigcn,  ie,  ie,  intr.  get  in 
einftmot^  once  upon  a  time 
ctntiinig  monotonous 
Mn=tretcn,  a,  e;  tritt,  intr.  enter 
cinjcln  single 


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ctnjtg  single,  unique,  only 

Qi§,  n.  ice 

@ifcn,  M.  —  iron 

elenb  wretched 

etfc,  /.  -n  elf 

cm})fangcn,  i,  a;  a,  tr.  receive 

cm^jfinbcn,   a,  u,  tr.  feel 

empor  upward 

(5nbc,  n.  -g,  -n    end;   an  alien 

-n  everywhere;  am  —  finally 
enbett,  inir.  end,  stop 
@ttgcUanb  =  ©ngknb,  n.    Eng- 
land 
cnglifdj  English 
cntbrcnncn,      entbrannte      (ent= 

brennte),  entbrannt,  inir.  start 

to  burn  or  to  glow 
cntbcrfcn,  tr.  discover 
cntfacf)cn,  tr.  enkindle 
cntfa^rcn,  u,  a;  a,  intr.   escape, 

slip  from 
cntfftrbcn,  tr.    decolorate;    refl. 

lose  color,  fade 
cntfcrncn,    tr.     remove;     refl. 

withdraw 
cntfltcljcn,  0,  o,  mtr.  escape 
cntgcgcn=ragcn,  intr.   project  or 

loom  up  against 
cntgcltctt,  a,  o;  i,  tr.    suffer  or 

atone  for 
cntflctbcn,  tr.  and  refl.    undress 
cntlong  (prep,  with  ace.)  along 
cntlcgcn  distant,  far  off 
©ntfogung,  /.  -en   renunciation 
cntf^Iafen,  ie,  a;  a,  intr.  go  to 

sleep 
Ctttfdjletcrn,  tr.  unveil 
cntfdjtocbcn,  intr.  soar  away 
©ntfctecn,  n.  terror 
cntf^jrtngcn,  a,  u,  intr.  escape 
cntftericn,  tr.  disfigure 
entgnjci^fpringcn,     o,     u,     inti^. 

burst  asunder 


©rbc,  m.  -n  heir 

erblttffcn,  intr.   turn  pale,  die 

crblcidjcn,  i,  T,  intr.  turn  pale 

crblictcn,  tr.   catch  sight  of 

crbbcftJ^mu^t  "earth  sullied," 
covered  with  earth 

@rbc,  /.  -n  earth 

crbenfcn,  erbac^te,  erbad^t,  tr.  de- 
vise, invent 

crfa^rcn,  u,  a;  a,  tr.  experi- 
ence, learn 

crfinbcn,  a,  u,  tr.  invent  (archaic 
for  ftnben   find) 

crfrculie^  joyful,  pleasing;  — 
fein  be  a  thing  of  joy 

ergic^Ctt,  6,  6,  tr.  pour  forth, 
shed 

crglanjctt,  intr.   shine  forth 

ergiitili^  amusing 

crgrcifcn,  iff,  iff,  tr.  seize,  grasp 

crftaltcn,  ic,  a;  ft,  tr.  preserve, 
keep;  receive 

crf)cbcn,  o,  o,  tr.  raise,  uplift; 
refl.  rise 

©rinncrung,  /.  -en  memory,  re- 
membrance 

crfoltcn,  intr.  grow  cool 

crfcnncn,  erfannte,  erfannt,  tr. 
recognize 

erfltngcn,  a,  u,  intr.  resound 

cricrnen,  tr.  learn 

cricfcn,  a,  e;  ie,  tr.  choose 

txteui()ten  tr.  illumine 

critegcn,  a,  c,  intr.  succumb,  be 
defeated 

crlbfd^cn,  o,  o;  i,  intr.  go  out, 
be  extinguished 

ctmottcn,  intr.  grow  weary 

crmiibcn,  intr.  grow  tired 

crnft  earnest,  serious 

@rnft,  m.  earnestness,  serious- 
ness 

@rntc,  /.  -n  harvest 


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crquirfcn,  tr.  refresh 

©rquicfung,  /.  -en  refreshment 

crrei(f)cn,  tr.  reach,  attain 

erfdjallcn,  weak  or  0,  0,  intr.  re- 
sound, ring  out 

crfdjcincii,  ic,  ic,  intr.   appear 

crfct)Ioflen,  u,  a;  a,  Ir.   slay,  kill 

erfcf)rcrfcn,  a,  0;  i,  intr.  be  ter- 
rified or  frightened 

crfcl)lDtngcn,  a,  u,  refl.  take  wing 
or  flight 

crftnrrcn,  intr.  grow  numb,  be 
paralyzed,  turn  rigid 

crftC(I)cn,  a,  0;  t,  tr.  kill  by 
stabbing,  stab  or  run  through 
with  a  knife  or  sword 

crftcigcn,  te,  te,  tr.  climb 

crftitfcn,  tr.  and  intr.  smother, 
choke,  suffocate 

crlx)ad)cn,  intr.  awaken 

crh)a()(cn,  tr.  choose 

cr»t)ortcn,  tr.   await,  wait  for 

criDcifcn,  ie,  ie,  tr.  prove;  render, 
bestow  upon 

criocitcn,  tr.  and  refl.  widen,  ex- 
pand, grow 

©rj,  n.  -e  ore,  metal,  bronze 

crjo^lcn,  tr.  tell,  relate 

cffcn,  a 6,  gegeffen;  ifet,  tr.  eat 

tttva  perhaps,  perchance 

@utc,  /.  -n  owl 

CttJtg  eternal 

S'ttjigf eit,  /.  -en  eternity 

fodjcn,  tr.  fan,  kindle 
5odcI,/.  -n  torch 
j5flf)nc,  /.  -n  flag  Oourney,  go 
f oljrcn,  u,  a ;  a,  intr.  move, 
faCen,  ie,  a  ;  ii,  intr.  fall,  drop  ;  et= 
toag  fatit  jemanbem  in  bie  5lugen 
something  strikes  one's  gaze 


fatten,  tr.  fold 

JyoUcr,  m.  —  butterfly 

fangcn,  i,  a;  a,  tr.  catch,  capture 

5-ort)c,  /.  -n  color 

faffcn,  tr.    grasp,  take  hold  of, 

seize,  understand 
faft  almost 
J^ouft,  /.  -^e  fist 

iJcl)I,  tn.  -c  wrong,  guilt,  blem- 
ish 
J^cier,  /.  -n  festal  celebration 
fcicrli^  festal,  solemn 
fcicrn,   intr.    rest    {from   one's 

labor) 
fcig  cowardly 
fcin  fine,  delicate,  fair 
g^ctnb,  m.  -e  enemy 
3'Clb,  n.  -er  field 
5cl^,  m.  -en6,  -en  rock,  cliff 
i^clfcnfianf,  /.  ^e   bench  of  rock 
g^elfcnriff,  n.  -e  reef 
S'clfcttft^ludjt,    /.     -en      rocky 

ravine 
felftg  rocky 
3^cI^tt)onb,  /.  -^e    wall  of  rock, 

precipice 
^cnfter,  n.  —  window 
5crgc,  m.  -n  ferryman 
fern  far,  distant;  (with  dat.)  far 

from 
ifcrne,  /.  -n  distance 
fernljer  from  afar 
fernf)tn  far  off 

iJeft,  n.  -e  festival,  celebration 
feft(e)  firm,  fast 
feft=I)oIten,   ie,   a;   a,   tr.    hold 

(firmly) 
feuc^t  moist,  wet 
5euer,  n.  —  fire 
g'cuerleiter,  /.  -n  fire  ladder 
fcurtg  fiery,  ardent 
5'icf)te,  /.  -n  pine 
giebcr,  n.  —  fever 


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fteberhitlb  wild  or  raging  with 
fever 

ftnben,  a,  u,  tr.  find 

finftcr  dark,  gloomy 

^inftcrni)^,  /.  -tffe   darkness 

i^irn,  m.  -c  last  year's  snow; 
mountains  topped  with  per- 
petual snow 

gitncfc^cin,  m.  —  glow  of  the 
snow-capped  mountains 

iftft^,  m.  -e  fish 

fifd^cn,  tr.  fish 

i5if(ftcr,  m.  —  fisherman 

f[orf|  flat,  level 

flamtfc^  Flemish 

iJIomme,  /.  -n  flame 

fiattcrn,  intr.  flutter 

ffcc^ten,  0,  o;  i,  tr.  braid,  plait, 
intertwine 

fle^cn,  intr.  beseech,  implore, 
pray  (um  tXtoo.?>  for  some- 
thing) 

ffct^ig  industrious,  busy 

fitcgen,  0,  0,  intr.  fly 

fltc^cn,  0,  0,  intr.  flee;    tr.  flee 

fiteftcn,  0,  0,  intr.  flow  [from 

fitmmern,  intr.  glitter,  glimmer 

flinf  qui^,  swift,  nimble 

i^Iintc,  /.  -n   gun,  rifle 

flirrcn,  intr.  vibrate 

Splitter,  m.  —  spangle,  tinsel; 
empty  pomp 

^\ox,  m.  veil 

t^lBttft,  m.  -en  flute  player 

iJIu(^,  m.  ^t  curse 

fliid^Hg  fleeting,  fleeing 

fjlug,  m.  -^e  flight 

f^Itigel,  m.  —  wing,  pinion 
'       tJIugclfd^Iag,  m.  -^e   flap  or  beat 
of  the  wings 

fjliigclhjcl^n,  n.  wafting  of 
wings 

l^Iut,  /.  -en  field,  plain 


Jflu^,  m.  -^e  river 

fluftiibcrtoart^   across  the  river 

Pitftern,  intr.  whisper 

ijliifterhjott,  n.  -p.  whispered 
word 

'^ini,  f.  -en  flood 

flutcn,  intr.   stream,  surge 

3'Iutcngrob,  n.  -^cr  grave  be- 
neath the  water 

f obctn  =  forbern,  tr.   demand 

t5bl)n,  m.  -e  south  wind 

folgcn,  intr.  {with  dal.)  follow 

fijrbcrn,  tr.  advance,  hasten 

i^ornt,  /.  -en  form 

g^orfi^begicrbc,  /.  desire  to 
learn  or  investigate 

forf(^en,  intr.  inquire  into, 
search 

fort,  adv.  away;  sep.  pref.  (i) 
with  verbs  expressing  a  change 
of  place  away,  e.g.,  fort* 
^iel^en  journey  away,  de- 
part; forttragen  carry  away; 
(2)  on,  to  continue  to,  e.g., 
fortfingen  keep  on  singing, 
continue   to    sing 

fort  unb  fort  on  and  on 

fragcn,  tr.  ask 

g-rogcr,  m.  —  questioner 

fronf,  frank 

iJranfrcid),  n.  France 

%ra\i,  f.  -en  woman,  wife,  Mrs. 

^■raulcin,  «.  —  Miss,  unmar- 
ried young  lady,  (archaic) 
young  lady  of  rank 

frcd)  insolent,  audacious 

fret  free 

fret=gcben,  a,  c;  i,  tr.  set  free, 
release 

j^reil)Ctt, /. -en  freedom,  liberty 

frcmb  foreign,  alien,  strange 

S^rembling,  m.  -e  stranger 

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<5rcubcnredjnung,  /.  -en  account 

of  joys 
frcubifl  joyful 
frcucn,  refl.  rejoice,  be  happy; 

tr.  make  rejoice,  make  happy 
5tcunb,  m.  -t  friend 
frcunblit^  friendly,  kindly 
fjrctici,  m.  —  outrage,  wrong 
freucntlid^  outrageous,  nefarious 
Jfriebc,  m.  -en3  peace 
^ricbctii^njunbcr,  n.  —  miracle 

of  peace,  peaceful  miracle 
frtcbfertig,  fricbUd)  peaceful 
frifd)  fresh 

frol)  merry;  {xvithgen.)  happy  in 
frof)ltrf)  joyful,  glad 
fromm    pious,   reverend,   God- 
fearing 
frommcn,    intr.    (with   dat.)    be 

useful,  avail  or  profit 
^xudft,  f.  -^e  grain,  fruit 
friif)  early 

tJriiljc, /.  dawn,  early  morning 
f^riiljltng,  m.  -e  spring 
ifriiMtiicf,  n.  -c  breakfast 
fii()Ien,  tr.  and  intr.  (rejl.)  feel 
fii^rcn,  tr.  lead;  einen  ©c^Iag  — 

deal  a  blow 
J?iif)rcr,  m.  —  leader,  guide 
fiiftcn,  tr.  fill 
funfeln,  intr.  sparkle 
l^unfcn,  m.  —  spark 
furri)tliar  terrible 
fiirbcr  onward 
fijrftcljtifl  =  borfic^tig     prudent, 

cautious 
5Vuf?,  m.  ^e  foot 
S'Utfflcftcft,  n.  -e  pedestal 

(^Jabc,  /.  -n  gift 
©nng,  m.  "-t  course 
(\an\  whole,  entire 


ganjlid^  entire 

gar  very,  utterly 

(Aortic,  /.  -n  sheaf 

OJartcn,  m.  ^  garden 

(iJaffe,  /.  -n  narrow  street 

(*Jaft,  m.  -^e  guest 

(yoftfrcunb,  m.  -c  person  con- 
nected with  another  by  ties  of 
hospitable  friendship 

gaftUd)  hospitable 

QJouI,  m.  -^e  horse  of  inferior 
breed,  nag 

©ajcHc,  /.  -n  gazelle 

(Nebcin,  n.  (collective)  —  bones, 
frame 

©cbcU,  n.  barking 

gebcn,  a,  e;  i,  tr.  give 

©cbct,  n.  -e"  prayer 

GkbritK,  n.  roar,  roaring 

©cbanfc,  m.  -n  thought 

gcbttnfcnBoU  full  of  thought, 
absorbed  in  thought 

gcbrang  narrow  {from  brangcn) 

©cbrangc,  n.  —  throng,  surg- 
ing crowd 

Oicbrijfjnc,  n.  —  resounding  or 
sonorous  pealing 

gcbulbtg  patient 

gcfabrbcn,  tr.  endanger 

gcf alien,  ie,  a;  a,  intr.  please; 
eg  gcfiilft  mir  I  Hke  ^t 

©cficbcr,  n.  —  plumage 

(SJcfifb(c),  n.  -e  field 

©effiigcl,  n.  birds,  winged 
creatures 

gcfliigclt  winged 

gefricrcn,  o,  o,  intr.  freeze,  con- 
geal 

®cfij()I,  n.  -t  feeling,  emotion 

©cfunfcl,  n.  sparkling,  ghtter- 
ing 

®cgcnb,  /.  -en  region,  country 

gcgcnttJorttfl  present 


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ge^ettn  secret 
©c^cimni^,  n.  -iffe  secret 
gc^cn,  ging,  gegangcn,  intr.  go 
gel^euer  {only  with  negative  nic^t) 

uncanny 
@ctcr,  m.  —  vulture 
®cicrflug,  m.  -^e    flight  of  vul- 
tures 
©et^cl,  /.  -n  scourge,  lash 
@cift,    m.    -tx      spirit,     ghost, 

phantom 
gctftcrn,  intr.  spook 
Oclonbc,  n.  —  open  fields 
gelaffen  calm,  gentle 
@claut(c),  n.  -e    set  of  bells, 
chime;    ringing,  pealing  (0/ 
hells) 
©cltcbtcr,    m.   ©eltcbtc,  /.    be- 
loved, lover,  sweetheart 
geltnbe  gentle,  mild,  soft 
geUen,  intr.  sound  shrill 
geloben,  tr.  promise,  vow 
gelten,  a,  0 ;  t,  intr.  be  valid,  be 
worth;  concern;    e^  gilt  mir 
it  is  for  me;   e^  gilt  unS  l)eut 
JU   ritlircn    our   duty   to-day 
is  etc. 
©cmadj,  n.  -^er  room,  chamber 
fletnati^fam,  adv.  leisurely 
@cmol)I,  n.  spouse,  consort 
©cmiit,    n.    -er     feeling,    soul, 

heart 
gcnou  exact 
gcntc^cn,  6,  6,  tr.  enjoy 
@cno^  or  ©cnoffc,  m.  -n   com- 
panion 
©cniigc,  /.  sufliciency,  content 
genitgen,  intr.  suffice 
geniig(c)f am  content 
©eroufd^  n.  -t  noise 
gcrcrf)t  just 

©crtd^t,  n.  -e  judgment;  tribu- 
nal 


©erip^c,  n.  —  skeleton 
gcrnc,  adv.  gladly;    {with  verb) 

like  to 
©cfang,  m.  ^t  song 
gefd^c^cn,  a,  c;  ie,  (f)  intr.  happen 
@cfd(i(^tc,  /.  -n  story 
©cfrfilcd^t,   «.  -cr    generation; 

race 
@cfd)mctbc,  n.  —  jewelry 
@cfcf)rct,  «.  cry,  shout 
@cfd)h)abcr,  n.  —  squadron 
gcft^hiinb  quick,  swift 
©cfdjUjiftcr,    n.   pi.    brother(s) 
and  sister(s);   n.  sing,  {rare) 
sister 
©cfcHc,  m.  -n  journeyman,^!- 

low,  youth 
gcfcKcn,  tr.  and  refl.   join,  ally; 

bic^t  gefellt  closely  together 
©efcfe,  n.  -e  law 
@cfid)t,  n.  -cr  face 
©efinbc,  n.  servants 
©cfpcnft,  n.  -cr  phantom,  ghost 
©eftalt,  /.  -en  form,  figure 
geftc^cn,   gcftanb,   geftanbcn,   tr. 

confess 
©cftcin,   n.  -c    large  rocks  or 
stones;  stony  debris  of  ruins 
©cfttrn,  n.  -c  star 
©cftrfiucft,  n.  -c  shrubs,  bushes 
gcfunb  healthy 
@cfunbI)Ctt,  /.  -fit  health 
@ctro6c,  n.  trotting 
gctrcu  faithful 
gctroft  confident 
©cttjadj^,  n.  -c  plant 
gcltjoffnct  armed 
gcttialjrcn,  tr.  grant 
©clualt,  /.  -try  force,  violence 
gcUialttg  powerful,  mighty 
@ch)onb,  n.  ^tx  garment,  robe 
©cujcrbc,    «.    —     profession, 
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getoid^tig   weighty,  momentous 
©ctoimmct,    n.     crowd,    crush, 

throng 
flCWinncn,  a,  0,  tr.   win,  gain 
©ctoiffcn,  M.  —  conscience 
©chjittcr,  n.  —   thunderstorm 
gettiogcn  kindly  disposed  to 
gen)uf)nt  accustomed 
^  ©cnjotlic,  n.  —  vault 
^C«JUf)fc,  w.   tumult,  throng 
(ycjclt,  n.  -e    {pod.  for  ^dt) 

tent 
gicfjcn,  0,  0,  tr.  pour 
fliftgcfcf)»tu)llcn   swollen  by  poi- 
son, venom  filled 
©ipfcl,   m.  —    top   {mountain 

top) 
(fitter,  n.  —    lattice,  grating, 

screen 
©(anj,  m.  splendor 
gidnjcn,  inlr.  shine,  gleam 
@Io^,  n.  -^er  glass 
glatt  smooth 

©laubc,  m.  -n^,  -n  faith,  belief 
gtaubcn,  tr.  and  inlr.  believe 
glcirf)     Hke    (with    dat.);     cin 

gleiiteS  another 
glcid)  for  fogletc^   at  once 
glcicf)cn,  i,  t,  intr.  (with  dat.)  be 

similar  or  like 
glctcf)gefcf)rt)ungcn     having     an 

equal  swing 
glcitcn,  itt,  ttt,  intr.  glide 
®Hcb,  n.  -er  limb;  in^  —  treten 

fall  into  line 
glimmcn,  0,  0,  intr.    glimmer, 

glow 
mode,  f.  -n  bell 
©lijrf,  n.  fortune,  happiness 
g(it(f(t(^  fortunate,  happy 
gtii^cn,  intr.  glow 
®tut,  /.  -en  glow,  fire 
©nabc,  /.  -n   mercy,  grace 


gnobcn,  intr.  (with  dat.)  be 
merciful  to 

OJoIb,  n.  gold 

golbcn  gold 

©olborangc,  /.  -n  golden  orange 

giinncn,  tr.  not  begrudge,  be 
willing  to  let  have 

gotifd)  Gothic 

Giott,  m.  ^er  God 

(yijttcrfrcunb,  m.  -t  friend  of 
the  gods  {i.e.,  beloved  by  the 
gods) 

©ottci^mogb,  /.  -^e  maiden  of 
God 

@ottI)cit,  /.  -en   divinity,  God 

(yrod,  n.  -^cr  grave;  ju  ®rabe 
bringen  bury 

grabcn,  u,  a  ci,  tr.  dig 

@rabcn,w.  ;-^     ditch,  moat 

©robcrgrabcr,  m.  —  grave  dig- 
ger 

(yrobc^ruf)(c),  /.  peace  of  the 
grave 

©rab,  m.  -e  degree 

©torn,  m.  woe,  grief 

©ra!^,  n.  -^er  grass 

grafcn,  inlr.  graze 

grau  gray 

graucn  turn  gray;  e«  grant  it 
dawns 

©raucn,  n.  horror,  awe;  filfeeS 
®raun  thrills  of  mysterious 
sweet  awe 

groucnWoH  full  of  horror,  ap- 
palling 

grttuU(()t  grayish 

grau^  horrible,  dreadful 

(yrauig,  m.  horror 

graufcn,  intr.  have  a  feeling  of 
horror;  mir  grauf(e)t  I  shud- 
der 

@rci^,  m.  -c  aged  man 

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©rcnjc,  /.  -n  limit,  border 

©rtct^c,  m.  -n  Greek 

®ricd^cnlanb,  n.  Greece 

©rittc,  /.  -n  cricket 

grinfcn,  intr.  grin 

©room,  m.  groom  {English) 

groR  large,  big,  great 

©ruft,    /.    -^e     tomb,    grave, 

cavern 
griin  green 
©runb,  m.  -^e    bottom,  earth, 

ground 
griinen,  intr.  grow,  flourish 
(SJruR,  m.  ^t  greeting 
griiftcn,  tr.    greet;    feib  mir  fle= 

flriifet  I  greet  you;  —  laffen 

send  greetings 
giitbcn  golden 
®unft,    /.      favor,    good    will, 

kindness 
gut  good ;  eS  gut  l^abcn  fare  well 
©iitc,  /  goodness 


^oar,  n.  -c  hair 

^abc,  /.  possessions,  belong- 
ings; mcin  ^ab'  unb  ®ut  all 
I  have  and  own 

^obfudjt,  /.  avarice 

J^afcn,  m.  ^  harbor,  port 

^aftcn,  intr.  cling 

^ag,  w. -e  hedge;  wood,  grove 

^tt^n,  m.  -^C  cock,  rooster 

^ain,  m.  -e   (poet.)  grove 

r)0«»  half 

^aiit,  f.  -n  hall 

fallen,  intr.  resound 

^olm,  m.  -t  stalk  of  grain  or 
grass 

^at§,  m.  -^e  throat 

l^alten,  ic,  a;  a,  fr.  hold,  contain; 
celebrate;  intr.  stop,  halt 


^aub,  /.  -^e  hand 

^angcn,  i,  a;  a,  tn/r.  hang,  cling 

^arfc,  /.  -n  harp 

4>orfcnfpicIcr,  m.  —  harp 
player,  minstrel 

^armonie,  /.  -en  harmony 

l^aircn,  intr.  wait,  tarry 

l^art  hard 

^aft, /.  haste,  hurry 

^auc^,  m.  -c  breath 

l^OUd^cn,  intr.  breathe 

l^oucn,  f)ieb,  gcfiaucn,  tr.  hew, 
strike 

^au^jt,  n.  -^er  head 

^auptmann,  m.,  pi.  -leute  cap- 
tain 

^au#,  n.  -^er  house 

l^cbcn,  0  (u),  0,  tr.  raise 

^ccr,  n.  -€  army 

Ijcftcn,  /r.  fasten,  attach 

l)Cfttg  violent 

{)Cgcn,  tr.   cherish,  protect 

l^Cl^r  high,  noble,  lofty 

^ci  hurrah!  hey! 

^ctbe,  /.  -n   heath ;  heather 

^cilonb,  m.  Savior 

l^cilig  holy,  sacred 

Jpctltgfcit,  /.  sacredness,  holi- 
ness 

^ctmat,  /.  -en  home 

J^ctntatftur,  /.  -en  home,  native 
fields 

tietmatUd^  homelike 

l^etm=brtngcn,  brad^tc,  gebra(^t, 
tr.  bring  home 

^cimdjcn,  n.  —  cricket 

I)cim=gcben,  ging,  gegangen, 
intr.  go  home;  die 

]&cim=fcbten,  intr.  return  home 

l^eimltd^  secret 

^ctmlirf)fctt,  /.  -en  secrecy 

t)ciratcn,  tr.  marry 

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l^eiftcn,  te,  et,  tr.  name,  call; 
intr.  be  called;  \A)  l)cifec  my 
name  is 

^citcrfcrt,  /.  -tw  cheer,  cheer- 
fulness 

.^clb,  m.  -en  hero 

^clfcn,  a,  0;  t,  intr.  help 

^ciifon,  11.  heUcon 

^cll  bright,  clear 

^er  hither 

J^crab  down,  down  from 

ftcron  hither,  up  to 

I)cran=fommcn,  a,  0,  intr.  ap- 
proach 

i^Ctttuf     up  here,  upward 

]^crauf=fttmmcn,  0,  0;  intr.  climb 
upward 

ftcrb  harsh,  bitter,  acrid 

l)Crbct  hither 

^crOft,  m.  -t  autumn,  fall 

^crb,  m.  -c  hearth 

^crbc,  /.  -n  herd 

^crbgctijn,  n.  chime  of  herds 

ftcrcin  in  here,  into,  in 

jjcrfiir  =  l^crDor 

Ijcrnicbcr  down 

l^crnicbcr4o^cn,  intr.  laugh 
down  from  on  high 

^crr,  m.  -en  master;  gentle- 
man; {in  address  Sir;  with 
name  Mr.);    the  Lord 

l^crrUcf)  glorious,  splendid 

l^eruntcr  down,  downward 

]^erunter=ftctgctt,  tc,  te,  intr.  de- 
scend 

tierttor   forth,  forth  from 

]^ert)or=raufd)cn,  intr.  come  forth 
or  emerge  from  with  a  rus- 
tling sound 

J^crj,  n.,  gen.  -en6,  dat.  -en,  pi. 
-en  heart 

^crjttcb    very  dear  or  lovable 

^Ct5lie6(f)cn,  n.  -  -    sweetheart 


.t>cr509,  m.  -c  duke 

.t»cu,  n.  hay 

l)CUlcn,  intr.  howl 

I)CUtc  to-day 

()cuti()    adj.    from    {)eute;     am 

Ijeutigcn     lag     on    this  day 
.$>immcl,     m.     —      sky,     the 

heavens;  Heaven 
l)immelan  heavenward 
htmmlifd)  heavenly 
l)in   along,  thither,  toward 
()inab  down,  downward 
I)tnauf  up,  upward 
t)tnaui^  out,  hence;  — iiber  with 

ace.  beyond 
{)tnctn     into,     in;  —  in     {with 

ace.)  or  ju  —   into 
^tntcrgrunb,  m.  -^e  background 
I)tnu()cr  over,  across 
binuntcr  down 
I)tnuntcr=fvulcn,    tr.     wash    or 

rinse  down 
l)tn5U=fe<?cn,  tr.  add 
^irfti),  m.  -e  deer 
^trt,  w.-en  herdsman,  shepherd 
bod)  high 

Ijodigcturmt  high  towering 
^od)Ubcr  across  on  high 
^od^SCtt,  /.  -en  wedding 
."pof,  m.  ^t  yard,  court,  home 
boffcn,  tr.  and  intr.    hope;  (auf 

for) 
.^offnung,  /.  -en  hope 
^ijfltng,  m.  -e  courtier 
^ijbc,  /•  -n  height 
bbben,  tr.  heighten 
bo^I  hollow 

^bftlc,  /.  -n  cave,  cavern 
bolb  gracious,  fair,  sweet 
boHanbtfd)  Dutch 
&Mt,  f.  -n  Hell 
^bUcnfdictn,  m.  infernal   light 

or  glow 


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^ord^en,  intr.  listen,  hearken 

prcn,  tr.  hear 

^ijrcr,  m.  —  listener 

^orn,  n.  -^er  horn 

l^iiticn  on  this  side 

i^iibfd^  pretty 

^uf,  m.  -e  hoof 

^iigcl,  m.  —  hill 

l^ulbtgen,  intr.  do  homage  to 

J^uIIc,  /.  -n  wrap,  covering 

Jpunb,  m.  -e  dog 

l^ungrig  hungry 

^itpfen,  intr.  hop,  jump 

ftufc^  !  hush  !  'sh  ! 

^ut,  m.  -^e  hat 

J^iittc,  /.  -n  hut,  cottage     [song 

^tjmnui^,     m.     chant,     solemn 

3 

imtncr  always 
tmmcrbor  always,  forever 
tmmcrljtn  at  all  events 
tnfiriinfttglic^  fervent,  ardent 
inmittcn  in  the  midst  of 
inner  inner,  interior 
tnncrltt^  inward,  within 
tnntg  fervent,  heartfelt 
Snfcl,  /.  -n  island 
trbtfdj  earthly,  of  this  world 
trgcnb  ctn  any 
trr  confused;  erring 
trrcn,    intr.    and   refl.     err,   go 
astray 

s 

jagcn,  tr.  hunt 

Soger,  m.  —  hunter 

Sttftr,  n.  -c  year 

^antmcr,  m.  lament,  distress 

jammcrn,  intr.    lament,  moan, 

wail 
jOUd^SCn,  intr.  cry  out  with  joy, 

exult 


jc  ever 

je^t  now 

ic^o     1 

jc^unb  J  '^^'^  f°^^^  f°^  i*<J* 

^otftz  n.  -t  yoke 

Softanneigltiiirmci^en,  n.  —  glow- 
worm 

Swgcnb,  /.  youth 

jung  young 

3ungc,  m.  {adj.  used  as  a  noun) 
boy,  swain 

Sungfrou,  /.  -en  maiden 

^itngltng,  m.  -t  young  man, 
youth 

Sunt,  m.  June 

Sunfcr,  m.  —  squire 

juft  by  chance 

St 

it^^  bare,  bald 

Slol^n,  m.  -^e  boat 

5latfcr,  m.  —  emperor 

5?amerab,  m.  -«n  comrade 

^amm,  m.  -^e  comb 

lammcn,  tr.  comb 

5lammcr,  /.  -n   chamber,  room 

^ampf,  m.  -^c  battle,  contest 

^anonc,  /.  -n  cannon 

SJo^cKc,  /.  -n  chapel 

JJa^JU^c,  /.  -n  cap,  hood,  cowl 

farg  sparse,  meager 

JJaftcn,  m.  ^  box 

fount  hardly,  barely 

fed  bold 

^cf|Ic,  /.  -n  throat 

fcfircn,  tr.  and  intr.  {refl.)  turn, 
return 

^t\(i\,  m.  -c  calyx,  cup 

fcnncn,  fannte,  gefannt,  tr.  know 

Slcrjc,  /.  -n  candle 

fcrjcn^ctt  made  bright  by  can- 
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^ttk,  f.  -n  chain 

feucfien,  intr.  gasp,  breathe  with 
difficulty 

fidjern,  intr.  laugh  softly, 
chuckle 

Siinb,  n.  -er  child  (In  many 
compounds  ifinbcr=  is  best 
rendered  by  childhood,  e.g., 
ilinberfrieben  peace  of  child- 
hood) 

finblid)  childlike,  childly 

iltnn,  n.  -e  chin 

fi'irdjc,  /.  -n  church 

Sitrd)()of,  m.  ^t  churchyard 

ftiffcn,  n.  —  pillow 

Siftc,  /.  -n  chest 

Siloge, /. -n  complaint,  plaint; 
accusation 

f(agcn,  intr.  complain,  make 
lament 

fidglid)  pitiable 

ftlong,  m.  ^t  sound 

Ua\>\)en,  intr.   clap,  cHck 

flar  clear,  bright 

filcib,  n.  -tt   dress,  garment 

fkibcn,  tr.  dress,  clothe 

flcin  small,  little 

ffcttcrn,  intr.  cUmb 

fUngcn,  a,  u,  ititr.  resound, 
sound 

fUrrcn,  intr.  clatter,  clank, 
rattle 

Sl'Iuft,  /.  -^e  cleft,  chasm 

flug    clever,  intelligent,  wise 

J?nobc,  m.  -n  boy 

fnatten,  intr.  crack 

ilnouci,  m.  —  ball  of  thread; 
entanglement 

Slnedjt,  m.  -c  servant 

finic,  n.  -e  knee 

fnlccn,  intr.  kneel 

fniftcrn,  intr.  crackle 

Sinod)cn,  m.  —  bone 


Sinofpc,  /.  -n  bud 

fommcn,  a,  0,  intr.  come 

JtBnig,  m.  -e  king  {In  com- 
pounds ilbnifld=  is  often  best 
rendered  by  royal,  e.g.,  ^otlig^s 
nta^I,  n.  royal  feast  or 
banquet) 

JloVf/  w.  -^e  head 

iiorn,  n.  grain,  "  corn  "  {the 
chief  grain  of  a  country;  in 
Germany  rye  or  wheat;  with 
the  pi.  koxntx  =  single  seed 
of  grain) 

f ofcn,  intr.  and  tr.  fondle,  caress 

ilraft,  /.  -^c  strength,  power 

fraftig  strong 

ftraljc,  /.  -n  crow 

fra()cn,  intr.  crow;  scream,  cry 
out 

ilranid),  m.  -e  crane 

5itonid)5ug,  m.  -^e  flight  or  flock 
of  cranes  on  wing 

franf  ill,  sick 

frfinfcn,  tr.  grieve,  wound 

ilronj,  m.  ^t   wreath,  garland 

Slraut,  n.  ^cr  plant;  collective 
plants,  herbage 

Strci^,  m.  -e  circle 

frctfdjcn,  intr.  screech 

fircu§,  n.  -c   cross,  crucifix 

Sttcusbilb,  n.  -cr  image  of  the 
crucified   Savior 

ffricg,  m.  -e  war 

ilricgcr,  m.  —  warrior 

Sitonc,  /.  -n  crown 

£rumkin  {dim.  of  ^rume,  /.)  — 
crumb 

Jlu(f)cn,  m.  —  cake 

.\lugel,  /.  -n  bullet,  ball 

Ki()I  cool 

fiil)tcn,  tr.  cool 

ilummer,  w.  worry,  care 

{ummcrtJoQ  filled  with  care 


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^unbc,  J.  lore,  news 
hinb=ma(^cn,  tr.    make  known, 

announce 
fiinfttg  future 
^unft,  /.  -e  art 

ilunftgcbilb,  n.  -e    work  of  art 
StupVct,  /.  -n  cupola,  dome 
$tu^,  m.  -^c  kiss 
fiiffcn,  tr.  kiss 
iliiftc,  /.  -en  coast 


tobett,  tr.  refresh 

Sodjc,/. -n  pool,  puddle 

lacficln,  intr,  smile 

(ad)Cn,  m/r.  laugh 

labcn,  u,  a ;  Icibt,  tr.  load 

fiagcr,  n.  —  couch 

fiofctt,  n.  —  sheet 

fioinpc,  /.  -n  lamp 

2anb,  n.  -^er  {poet.  pi.  ?anbe) 
land,  country 

Sanbc^cnge,  /.  -n  isthmus 

Canbf^af t,  /.  -en  landscape 

lang  long 

langfom  slow 

longft  long  since 

ijan^e,  /.  -n  lance 

Sfirm,  m.  noise 

2aft,  /.  -en  burden 

Saterne,  /.  -n  lantern 

lou  lukewarm,  mild 

2aub,  n.  foliage 

Soube,  /.  -n  arbor 

laucrn,  intr.  (auf  with  ace.)  wait 
eagerly  or  greedily  for  some- 
thing; lie  in  wait  for,  lurk 
for 

2auf,  m.  course 

laufcn,  ie,  au;  iiu,  intr    run 

loufdjcn,  intr.  listen 

iout  loud 

ijout,  m.  -e  sound 


iJautc,  /.  -n  lute 

lauter  pure,  nothing  but 

leben,  intr.  live ;  lebe  ttjof)!  fare- 
well 

2cbcn,  n.  —  life 

lebenbig  alive,  living 

Icbcnlo^  lifeless 

SebcttJOl^l,  n.  farewell 

leer  empty,  vacant;  meaning- 
less, idle 

lecren,  tr.  empty 

Icgen,  tr.  lay,  place,  put;  refl. 
lie  down 

lebnen,  tr.  and  reft,  lean 

£ctb,  m.  -er  body 

iSeibUeb,  n.  -cr  favorite  song 

fieic^e,  /.  -n  corpse 

Scicbcnt^or,  m.  ^t  funeral  choir 

£eid)en5ug,  m.  -^e  funeral  pro- 
cession 

Sett^nam,  m.  -e  corpse 

Ici(^t  light  {not  heavy) 

Ici(f)tglaubtg  credulous 

£eib,  n.  -ti,  -en  grief,  sorrow; 
wrong,  injury;  pain 

leib  tun  grieve  for;  ettuaS  tut 
mir  —  I  grieve  or  feel  pity 
for  something 

leiben,  itt,  itt,  tr.  sufTer,  endure 

2cier,  /.  -n  lyre 

leifc  soft  {not  loud) 

ficnbc,  /.  -n  loin 

Sens,  m.  -e  spring 

ficrdje,  /.  -n  lark 

2cr(f)enttiirbel,  m.  —  thrill 
{song)  of  the  larks 

2erd)en3ug,  m.  ^t  procession  of 
larks 

lerncn,  tr.  learn 

2efe,  /.  -n  gleaning,  harvest 

Icfen,  a,  c;  ie,  tr.  read 

leud^ten,  intr.  shine,  glow 
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SJeute,  pi.  people 

fieutnant,  ;».  -«  lieutenant 

tt(f|t  light,  bright 

2i^t,  n.  -er  light;  candle 

£tb,  ».  -cr  eyelid 

Ucb  dear,  sweet,  beloved; 
{superlative  used  as  a  noun) 
ber  (bie)  Siebftc  dearest,  be- 
loved 

Siebcftcn,  n.  —  sweetheart 

Sicbc,  /.  love 

Itcbcn,  tr.  love 

2icbC!gfd)Ctn,  m.  glow  of  love 

UcbcDoS  affectionate,  full  of 
love 

Itcb'^abcn,  tr.   hold  dear,  love 

iteblic^  pretty,  lovely,  sweet 

SiebUng,  m.  -e  pet,  favorite, 
darling 

liebfeltg  blessed  with  love 

Stcb,  n.  -er  song 

CtcbCi^Iuft,  /.  joy  of  song 

Itcgen,  a,  c,  intr.  lie 

fiilie,  /.  -n  lily 

linb  gentle,  mild 

2inbc,  /.  -n  linden  tree,  bass- 
wood 

Itnf^   left;   bie  ?infe  left  hand 

2t))pc,  /.  -n  Up 

lifpcln,  intr.  and  tr.  lisp 

Sift,  /.  -en  craft,  cunning 

2ob,  n.  praise 

lobcn,  tr.  praise 

2obgcfang  m.  ^t  song  of  praise 

2orfc,  /.  -n  lock  or  tress  of  hair 

lodfen,  tr.  entice,  lure 

2orbccr,  m.  -«,  -en  laurel 

2o^,  n.  -e  lot,  fate 

lofc  (lo^)  loose ;  Io€  tt»crben  get 
rid  of 

lofcn,  tr.  loosen,  set  free,  re- 
lease 

2otoSblumc,  /.  -n  lotus  flower 


2uft,  /.    -^e     air,   breeze    {dim. 

always  —  breeze) 
lufttg  airy 
2uft,   /.    -^e     joy,    desire;    {pi. 

usually  =  lusts) 
2uftgcma(^,    n.    -^cr     pleasure 

hall,  festal  hall 

an 

tnadfcn,  tr.  make 

SJJacftt,  /.  -^  power 

2)labd)cn,  n.  —  girl 

ajiabonna,  /.  -en  Madonna,  the 
Holy  Virgin 

9)}ogb,  /.  -^  maid,  maiden 

SRagblcin,  n.  —  maiden,  lassie 

S!{a{)b,  /.  -en  mowing,  hay  crop 

9){aI)I,  n.  -e  a^id  -^cr  repast, 
banquet,  feast 

Wdt)ne,  f.  -n  mane 

Wdi}TC,  f.  -n  mare 

SDJat,  m.  May  {month)  {In 
compounds  often  SOJoien,  e.g., 
9[)?aienglucf,  n.  Maytime  bUss) 

Wlait),  f.  {poet.)  maiden 

Mai,  n.  -e  time;  jttjeimat  two 
times 

matcn,  tr.  paint 

Slloncn,  pi.  Manes,  i.e.,  spirits 
of  the  departed 

SPJonn,  w.  ^er  man 

SOlanncrttiiirbc,  /.  -n  manly  dig- 
nit  j^ 

Wantct,  m.  -^  mantle 

aiiardben,  n.  —  fairy  tale 

marrf)enfttH  faery  still 

Wdxt,  /.  -n  tale 

agaric,  /.  Mary 

SlJtarf,  n.  marrow 

ntorfig  containing  marrow; 
{fig.)  pith}',  virile 

ajjarmor,  m.  marble 


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3KormorI)iIb,  n.  -tt  marble 
image,  statue  j 

aWorfc^,  m.  ^e  march 

Watte,  f.  -n  meadow  (espe- 
cially) mountain  meadow 

Wlanet,  f.  -n  wall 

Wlaaitkx,  n.  -t  mule 

aWecr,  n.  -e  sea 

mctbcn,  ie,  te,  tr.  shun,  avoid 

mcincn,  tr.  think,  mean,  be  of 
the  opinion 

SKctftcr,  m.  —  master 

tnclbcn,  tr.  announce,  make 
known;  mention 

SRcIobct,  /.,  {poet,  license)  for 
SJJelobie,  /.  -en  melody 

tttclobtf^  melodious 

SWcngc,  /.  -n  crowd,  throng 

mengcn,  tr.  and  rejl.  mix,  inter- 
mingle 

SRcnfc^,  m.  -en  human  being, 
man  (i.e.,  homo)  (In  com- 
pounds SD'?enfc^en=  often  = 
human) 

tttcffcn,  a,  e;  i,  tr.  measure,  com- 
pare ;  \i(i)  mit  jemanbem  meffen 
try  one's  strength  against 
another's 

2Wtcnc,  /.  -n  expression,  mien, 
air 

nttlb  mild,  gentle 

tntfc^cn,  tr.  mix,  mingle 

ttltt,  sep.  prcf.  along  (with 
others);  e.g.,  mtt^ge'^cn  go 
along 

SJltttc,  /.  -n  middle,  midst 

Wittexna(i)t,  f.  -^e  midnight 

SJlobcr,  m.  mould,  decay 

SJio^n,  m.  poppy 

aHonb,  m.  -e  moon 

SDlonbno^t,  /.  ^e  moonlit  night 

mooftg  mossy 

SJiorb,   m.  -e  murder 


aJlorbcr,  m.  —  murderer 

tnorgcn  to-morrow 

SJlorgcn,  m.  —  morning 

SJJorgcnIanb,  n.  Orient 

SJlorgcnrot,  n.  the  red  morning 
sky,  Aurora 

2Jiolt)C,  /.  -n  sea  gull 

mitbc,  tired;  cine  ®a(i)t  —  fein 
be  tired  of  a  thing 

aWii^c,  /.  -n  difiSculty;  en- 
deavor 

mu^cn,  tr.  weary 

muifU,  f.  -n  mill 

SKiitjIcngrabcn,  m.  ^  mill  brook 
or  ditch 

SSJJuUcr,  m.  —  miller 

SOlunb,  m.  (-e  or  ^tx,  both  rare) 
mouth 

muntcr  merry,  cheerful 

ntiirbc  tender,  soft,  brittle 

murmcln,  intr.  murmur 

aWuftf, /.  music 

SJtut,  m.  courage,  spirit 

SWutter,  /.  ^  mother 

WvL^t,  f.  -n  cap 

fffltfxtc,  f.  -n  myrtle 

* 

9larf)forf(!^ung,  /.  -en  searching 
out,  exploring 

nadj^gcttcn,  intr.  echo  or  re- 
verberate shrilly 

Siac^mittag,  m.  -e  afternoon 

no(^=fcften,  o,  e;  te,  intr.  follow 
a  person  with  one's  gaze 
(with  dat.) 

5Rod)t,  /.  -^e  night 

nttd)tcn§  at  night 

Slac^ttgaK,  /.  -en  nightingale 

ndd^tltd^  nightly,  nocturnal 

narfcnb  \      ,    , 

mat  r^'^^^ 

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naljc  near,  close  to;  nol^  an 
close  to 

Slfi^e,  /.  nearness,  presence 

nal)cn,  rcjl.  approach,  draw 
near 

no^cn,  tr.  sew 

9?al)rung,  /.  -<n  food 

SJatnc,  m.  -n«,  -n  name 

noft  wet,  moist 

Scatter,  /.  -n  viper,  adder 

9iotur,  /.  -en  nature 

Sicbcl,  m.  —  fog,  mist 

ncrfcn,  Ir.  tease;  necfenb  playful 

neljmcn,  a,  omtn;  imtn,  tr.  take 

ncibifcf)  envious 

nct()cn,  tr.  and  refl.  bow,  bend 

9icft,  n.  -er  nest 

ncfecn,  tr.  wet,  moisten,  wash 

ncu  new 

9icujat)r,  w.     New  Year 

nirfcn,  iiUr.  nod 

nie  never 

nieber,  sep.  pref.  down,  down- 
ward 

mcber=6rcrf)cn,  0,  0;  i,  intr. 
plunge  down 

SJiebcrlnttber,  m.  —  Dutch- 
man; Dutch  Master  (i.e., 
painter) 

ntcbcr4icgcn,  a,  e,  for  barnieber= 
licgen,  intr.  Ue  prostrate 

ntcber=fteigcn,  ie,  ic  intr.  descend 

nimmcr  never,  nevermore 

nimmcrmcljr  nevermore 

nimmcrfatt  insatiable 

nirgcnb^  nowhere 

SJijc,  /.  -n  nymph 

9Jorb(cn),  m.  north 

^Rorblidjt,  n.  -cr  northern 
lights 

9Jormann(c).  m.  -en  Norman 

9Jot,  /.  -^e  dire  need,  distress 

nun  now 


D 


obglcid^  although 

obft^on  even  if,  although 

fibc  desolate,  waste 

offcn  open 

offncn,  tr  and  refl.  open 

Cffnung,  /.  -tn  opening 

Of)t,  n.  -g,  -en  ear 

Cftobcr,  m.  October 

DVfcr,  n.  —  sacrifice 

Crafcl,  n.  —   oracle;    — fprud^ 

utterance  of  the  oracle 
Crangc,  /.  -n  orange 
Ort,  m.  -e  and  ^a  place,  spot 
Oft  (en),  m.  east 


5)3oor,  n.  -c  pair,  couple 
^aqc,  m.  -n  page 
5PaIaft,  m.  ^t  palace 
^jSaltnc,  /.  -n  palm  (tree) 
5)3anicr,  n.  -t  banner 
^ontoffel,  m.  -«,  -(n)  slipper 
^anjcr,  m.  —  coat  of  mail 
paffcn,  intr.  watch,  wait  for 
pofftcrcn,     i7itr.     (f)     happen 
^^oufc,    /.     -n     kettle     drum; 

-nfrac^,  m.  rattle  of  drums 
^cin,/.  pain,  torment 
pcitfdjcn,  tr.  lash,  whip 
^crfcrfdjaf),  m.  Shah  of  Persia 
JJJfob,  m.  -c  path 
pfcifcn,  iff,  iff,  tr.  whistle 
$lJfciI,  m.  -e  arrow 
5l?fcrb,  n.  -e  horse 
S^ftngftcn,  /.  pi.  Pentecost 
pftan5Cn,  tr.  plant 
5Uf(ug,  w.  ^e  plow 
5lJfiif)I,  m.,  n.  -e  pillow,  bolster, 

cushion 
5l?iccoIo,  /.     piccolo    (a    small 

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))irfen,  tr.  and  inlr.    tick  {of  a 

watch) 
jpinfet,  m.  —    painter's  brush 
pidtfdjcrn,  intr.   ripple,  splash 
))ti)^lic^  suddenly 
:pO(^en,  inlr.  beat,  knock 
^otai,  m.  -t  goblet 
J^ort,  m.  -c  port 
%o\t,  f.  -en  mail,  mail  coach 
^jSoft^orn,     H.    -^cr     postman's 

horn 
^Poftillion,  m.  -e  postiUon 
5J3rad)t,  /.  splendor 
t>ca(^tig  splendid,  magnificent 
5)3rci)8,  m.  -e  prize,   the  best  of 

all 
\fXt\\tn,  It,  xt,  tr.  praise 
^tcffcn,  tr.  press,  choke 
$uf,  m.  Puck 
<)Ulfen,  intr.  pulse 
5PuIt)cr,  w.  —  powder 

O 

Oual,  /.  -en  torment,  torture, 

pain 
QUdlen,  ir.   torment,  torture 
Clua(m,    m.     dense    smoke    or 

vapor 
qualmen,  jn/r.    rise  in  fumes, 

give  forth  smoke 
Cuartier,  n.  -e  quarters 
Cuelt,   m     -e,  /.  -en    spring, 

fountain 
qucllen,  intr.  well,  flow 
querfclbein  straight  through  the 

fields 

m 

?Radjc,  /.  revenge,  vengeance 
rodjcn  {archaic  0,  0),  tr.  and  refi. 

revenge,  avenge 
9f{ad)er,  m.  —  avenger 


IRob,  «.  -^er  wheel 

ragen,  intr.  tower,  loom  up 

JRanb,  m.  ^er  edge,  rim 

tttfd)  quick,  fast 

rafdjcln,  intr.  rustle 

rafen,  intr.  rage 

9{afcn,  w.  —  green  sward,  turf 

roften,  intr.  rest 

raubcr,  tr.;  jcnianbcm  cth)a«  — 

rob  or  deprive  a  person  of  a 

thing 
JRoubcr,  m.  —  robber 
rauf)  rough,  rude 
9Jaum,    m.   ■-■t     space,    realm, 

room,  place 
rauftf)cn,  intr.   roar,  rustle;  Iei8 

raufcfjenb    softly   rusth'ng   or 

murmuring 
JRebc,  /.  -n  grape 
JRcd)nung,  /.  -en  bill,  account 
rcdjt  right;  true,  real 
rcgc  active 
regcn,  rcfl.  move,  stir 
[Regcn,  m.  rain 
DJcgenbogcn,  in.  —  rainbow 
rcgungi^Ioi^  motionless 
9Jcl),  n.  -e  roe,  deer 
rcidi  rich 

Oicid),  n.  -e  empire,  realm 
retdjcn,  tr.  reach,  give 
rctf en,  tr.  and  intr.  ripen 
Slctgcn,  m.  —  a  round  dance 
9ictJ)C,/.  -n  row     [in  row  or  line 
rctf)Cn,  tr.  and  refl.  arrange  ;  join 
9f?etf)en,  m.  =  Sxeigcn 
rein  clean,  pure 
9Jctfc,  /.  -n  journey 
rcifen,  intr.  travel,  journey 
rci^cn,  l,  T,  tr.  tear,  pull,  draw 
reitcn,  itt,  itt,  intr.  ride 
JRciter,  m.  — ■  rider,  horseman 
dititer^mann,  m.,  pl.-kutt  poet 

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reijcn,  ir.  allure,  attract,  charm 
rcnncn,    rannte,    gerannt,    inir. 

run.  race 
JRcquiem,  n    requiem 
Dteft,  m.  -e  remnant 
rettcit,  tr.  rescue,  save 
jRcttcr,  m.  —  rescuer 
JRcuc,  /    repentance,  remorse 
Sicuicr,  n  -c   territory,  ground 
9il)cin,  m.  Rhine 
ridjtcit,  Ir.   judge;   ba3  iJBort  an 

iemanben  —  address       some- 
body 
ricd^cn,  6,   6,    tr.  scent,  smell, 

sniS 
tHicfc,  m.  -n  giant 
rlcfcngrof?  of  gigantic  size 
9iicfcnc^rijfje,  /.  -n  giant  size 
riefent)aft  gigantic 
OJicfcnmaft,  n  -c  giant  stature 

or  size 
SRing,  m.  -t  ring,  circle 
Oiingclreilicn,     m.     —      round 

dance 
ringcn,  a,  u,  tr  struggle,  fight 
ring^,  rings  f)erum  round  about, 

on  all  sides 
riitnen,  a,  0,  inlr.  flow,  stream 
Ditppc,  /.  -n  rib 
nppcnburr     skinny,    gaunt    {so 

thin  that  the  ribs  protrude) 
9fiittcr,  m.  —  knight 
SRittcrft^aft,  /.  knighthood 
rbd)Cln,    intr.     rattle    in    one's 

throat,  breathe  the  last  gasp 
JRorf,  m.  ^t  coat 
JRotfen,  m.  —  distaff 
SRofjr,  n.  -c    reed,  cane;    tube, 

pipe       {hence      smokestack, 

chimney) 
roHcn,  Ir.  and  intr.  roll 
{Rbrncr,  m.  —  Roman 
•tijmiftft  Roman 


9iofc,  /.  -n  rose 

SiofenDattb,   n.  ^ec    wreath  or 

garland  of  roses 
rofcnfarbcn  rose-colored 
JRofcnfranj,  m.  -^e  rosary 
9iofj,  n.  -c  steed 
rot  red 

JJtotonbc,  /.  -n  rotunda 
riirfcn,  tr.  and  intr.  move 
Oiubcr,  n.  —  oar 
rubcrn,  inlr.  and  tr.  row 
DJubcrtaft,   m.    rhythm  of  the 

oars 
rufcn,  ie,  u,  tr.  and  intr.    call, 

cry,  shout 
9iufcr,  m.  —  caller 
!){ul)c,  /.    rest,  quiet;    in  'SUvA)' 

laffen    lea\'e  alone  or  undis- 
turbed 
rutjcn,  intr.  rest 
J){ul)cftattc,  /.  -n  resting  place 
ru{)tg   calm,  quiet 
9{uf)m,  m.  fame,  glory 
riif)rcn,  tr.    stir,  move;  touch; 

wield 
runb  round 
9iunb,  n.  -e  round 
DJunbc,   /.    -n     circle;     tofenbe 

^lunbc     boisterous    circle    of 

the  dance 
fliunc,  /.  -n  runic  letter 
flJuncnftctn,  m.  -c  rune  stone 
Jlfu^tanb,  n.  Russia 
fliiiftung,  /.  -en   armor,  coat  of 

mail 

Saal,  m.  -^c  hall 

^aai,  f.  -en   seed,  grain  sown; 

young  crop 
Soatcngritn,   n.    the   green  of 

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Sad^e,  /.    -n     matter,    cause; 

tncine  —  my  affair 
fad^t  soft 
fficn,  Ir.  sow 
(Biier,  m.  —  sower 
©age,/,  -n  myth,  legend 
fagen,  tr.  say 
<Saite,  /.  -n  string  {of  a  musical 

instrument) 
fomt  {prep,  with  dat.)  together 

with 
<Sanb,  m.  sand 
fanft  gentle 
@ang,  m.  song 
©finger,  m.  —  singer 
©angertum,  n.  minstrelsy 
©attel,  m.  ^  saddle 
fauBer  neat 

faugen,  o,  o,  tr.  suck,  drink  in 
©aute,  /.  -n   pillar,  column 
©aunt,  m.  -^e  hem,  edge,  border 
faumen,  tr.  hem,  fringe 
foufein,  intr.  rustle 
faufen,  intr.  rush,  roar,  whiz 
^ii\(i<i)t,  m.  -e  gorge,  ravine 
fc^abe:    c8  tft  —    it  is  a  pity; 

eltig  —   great  pity 
©d^fifer,  m.  —  shepherd 
f(^affen,  u,  a,  tr.    create,  bring 

forth;   intr.  and  tr.  weak  verb 

work,  do 
©d^alc, /. -n  cup,  bowl;  scale 

{of   a   balance);     in    9lei($cn 

©c^alen  in  equal  scales 
fd^aQen,  weak  and  o,  o,  sound, 

resound 
©d^olmei,   /.    -en     reed    pipe, 

shawm 
©(ftor,  /.  -en  flock,  crowd 
©d^orpc,  /.  -n  sash,  scarf 
©djatten,  m.  —  shadow,  shade 
©d^aubcr,  m.  —  shudder,  thrill 

of  awe 


fc^auen,  tr.  and  intr.  look,  gaze, 

see 
©diauer,  m.  —    thrill  of  awe, 

shudder 
fd)aucrltdj    causing  a  shudder, 

horrible 
ftftauern,  intr.  shudder 
©^augcriifte,  n.  —  stage,  plat- 
form 
fdlfiumcn,  intr.  foam 
f(^ourig  horrible 
©d^oufVicl,  n.  -c  drama 
©(^eibc,  /.  -n  line  of  separation 
f^ctbcn,    ie,    ic,    tr.    and    intr. 

separate,  part,  leave 
©djeibctag,  w.-c  day  of  parting 
©dfjetbeltJonb,  /.  -^c  partition 
©cfiein,  m.  -e  light,  glow 
fdjctnen,    ie,    ie,    intr.     shine, 

gleam;  seem 
©(i^eitef,  m.  —  crown  or  top  of 

the  head 
©dielle,  /.  -n  bell 
©d^cHcntrfigcr,  m.  —    crescent 
plaj'er  {the  crescent  <S(^el(en« 
baum,  m.,  =a  crescent-shaped 
instrument  with  a  series  of 
bells  that   are  struck   with   a 
hammer) 
©d)clm,  m.  -e  rogue,  rascal 
©d)cmen,     m.    —     phantom, 

shadow 
fdienfen,  tr.  present,  give 
fdicrcn, /r.  vex,  tease;  hJaSfd^ert 
rm6)   ha^'^    what   does    that 
matter  to  me  or  concern  me? 
frfieu  shy,  timid,  timorous 
©(^euer,  /.  -n  barn,  granary 
fd)iden,  tr.  send 
S(f)i(ffal,  n.  -e  fate,  destiny 
fd)ter  sheer 

f ^teftcn,  0,  5,  tr.  and  intr.  shoot ; 
intr.   (  =  fi(^  fclncK  belDCgen) 


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shoot   or   dash    along;     gur 

@rbe  —  to  plunge  to  earth 
Sd^iff,  n.  -t  ship 
fd)iffcn,   intr.    travel  by  ship, 

sail 
©d^tffcr,  m.  —  sailor,  boatman 
S(^tlb,  m.  -t  shield 
Sd^ilbcrflang,    m.     ringing    or 

clanking  of  shields 
©rf)ilbtt)ad)C,    /.    -n     sentinel, 

guard 
£d)Uf,  M.  sedge 
f(f)tlfig  covered  with  sedge 
fcfjimmcrn,  intr.  glisten,  gleam 
fdjirmcn,  tr.  protect,  shield 
Scfjlaf,  m.  sleep 
Stijiafc,  /.  -n  temple 
fdfjlafen,  ie,  a;  ii,  intr.  sleep 
fdjiofrig  sleepy 
©d)Iag,  m.  -^e  blow,  stroke 
ftfjlagcn,  u,  a;  ci,  /r.  beat,  strike; 

bie  Saiteit  —  strike  the  cords; 

ben  9)?antel  urn  iemanben  — 

throw    the    mantle    around 

someone;      intr.    beat;     {of 

birds)  sing 
©(^tongc,  /.  -n  snake 
f(f)Ian!  slender  [creep  along 

fdjicidjen,  t,  i,  intr.  steal,  slip  or 
©djlctcr,  m.  —  veil 
S(f)lcpt)C, /.  -n  train  {of  a  dress) 
f(f)tcppen,  tr.  drag 
fd)Icubern,  tr.  hurl 
fdjlic^cn,  0,  8,  tr.  close 
©dilingc,/.  -n  snare,  sling 
fd)Itngen,  a,  u,  /r.  wind,  circle 
(2(f)lo^,  «.  -^er  castle 
<£c^(u(j^t,  /.  -en  ravine 
©d)Iummer,  w.  slumber 
Scftlummercr,  w.  —  slumberer 
fd){ummerto^  slumberless 
fdjiummcrn,  intr.  slumber 
©c^mo^,  /.  disgrace 


f(f)ma(  narrow 

<Zd)mau§,  tn.  ^t  feast,  banquet 

fcf)mctcf)ctn,    intr.     {with    dat.) 

flatter 
Sdjmerj,  m.  -c8,  -en  pain 
fd)mcr5cnlt):^  painless 
Sd^mcttcrling,  m.  -e  butterfly 
(£df)micb,  m.  -e  smith 
®d)micbc,  /.  -n  smithy 
fd^murf  trim,  handsome 
fd^miicfen,  tr.  adorn,  deck 
fd^nord)cn,  i«/r.  snore 
Sdjncc,  w.  snow 
fdjncibcn,  itt,  itt,  tr.  cut 
fd[)nctcn,  intr.  snow 
fdjncU  quick 
(2d)nittcr,  m.  —  reaper 
fci)nobc  mean,  despicable 
fdinitren,  tr.  lace 
SdjoIIc,  /.  -n  clod 
frflijn  beautiful,  fair 
Sd)ijnl)eit,  /.  -en  beauty 
Sdjranf,  m.  ^t  cupboard,  press, 

case 
©(f)rcrfcn,  m.  —  terror 
f^redcnblcid^  pale  with  terror 
Secret,  m.  -e  cry,  scream 
[direificn,  ie,  ie,  tr.  write 
fd^retcn,    ie,    ie,    tr.    and    intr. 

scream,  shout,  cry 
©dfjrctn,  m.  -c  shrine 
fdjreitcn,    itt,    itt,    intr.     step, 
stride;    if)m     yax    ©ettc    — 
walk  at  his  side ;  gum  ©tumtC 
—  proceed  to  attack 
©djrift,  /.  -en  writing 
Sdjrttt,  m.  -t  step,  pace 
fdfjritthJcifc  step  by  step 
<B6)\k\'b,  f.  -en  guilt,  debt 
fd^uIbbettJU^t  conscious  of  guilt 
fdjulbtg  guilty 
©d)u(tcr,/.  -n  shoulder 
<B^nppt,f.  -n  scale 


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(S^uppcnfcttC,  /.  -n  scale  chain 
fd^iircn,  tr.  stir  up ;  baS  geuer  — 

poke  the  fire 
©^ufe,   m.  ^\\t    shot;    ein  — 

fftllt  a  shot  is  heard 
(S^utt,     m.      ruins,     rubbish, 

debris 
Sd^ui;,  m.  protection 
((^ii^en,  tr.  protect,  shield 
fd^ttJttC^  weak,  feeble 
©c^ltjoger,  m.  ^  brother-in-law; 

coachman      {corruption       of 

chevalier) 
©(^ttjolbe,  /.  -n  swallow 
©cfthion,  m.  -^e  swan 
fd|)t)an{en,  intr.  waver,  vacillate 
©(^hjarm,  m.  ^t  swarm 
((^rtjorj  black 
fdlftjorjlid)  blackish 
fc^ttia^en,  tr.  and  intr.   chatter, 

chat,  gossip 
fd^njctien,  intr.  hover 
©d^ttjcif,   m.  -e    tail    {as  of  a 

horse  or  of  a  peacock) ;    train 

{of  a  garment) 
fd^ttJcifcn,  intr.    roam,  rove;  tr. 

curve,  slope 
fd^hjcigcn,  te,  ie,  intr.   be  silent; 

{as  a  noun  =  silence) 
Sti^hjciacrlonb,        n.        (^=  bie 

Sc^meig)  Switzerland 
©d^hJcHc,  /.  -n  threshold 
fd^ttieQen,   0,   0;  i,   intr.    swell, 

rise;  mancf)   $erje   fd^tuolt 

many  a  heart  beat  high;  bcr 

£Iang  jum  Df)re  fd^teoll    the 

sound  surged  in  upon  the  ear 
fd^hJCnfcn,     tr.      swing,     shake, 

flourish 
fdjhJCr  heavy;  grievous 
®(^h)crt,  n.  -er  sword 
©(fthjcfter,  /.  -n  sister 
f(f)tt)imincn,  a,  p,  intr.  swim 


ft^hJtnbcIn,  intr.  be  dizzy; 
fd)n)inbcinbc  ^i){)en  dizzying 
heights 

ft^hJinbcn,  a,  u,  intr.  dwindle, 
vanish,  disappear 

<£(4)t)tnge,  /.  -n  pinion,  wing 

fd)h)ingen,  a,  u,  tr.  and  intr. 
swing;  fid)  auf«  iPferb  — 
mount;  ha^  9iab  —  turn  the 

fci)>t)irrcn,  intr.  whir  [wheel 

fd)tt)ijren,  0,  0,  tr.  swear,  vow 

fc^toiil  sultry 

ScfthJUlc,  /.  sultry  heat,  sultri- 
ness 

(S(!^tt)ung,  m.  -c  swing 

Sec,  m.  -%,  -n  lake 

Sec,  /.  -n  sea,  ocean;  jur  — 
on  sea 

Scclc,  /.  -n  soul 

fcgeln,  intr.  sail 

Segcn,  m.  ■ —  blessing 

fegnen,  tr.  bless 

fel)cn,  a,  e;  ie,  tr.  and  intr.  see 

Scl)nfud)t,  /.   longing,  yearning 

fc()nfu(f)tj§ooB  full  of  longing 

Sctbc,  /.  -n  silk 

fctbcn  silk,  silken 

feitab   apart,  off  to  one  side     ^ 

Scttc,  /.  -n  side 

fclig  blessed,  blissful 

fcltfam  strange 

fcnbcn,  fanbte,  gefanbt,  tr.  send 

fcnfcn,  tr.  cause  to  sink,  lower; 
mit  gefenftctn  §aupte  with 
bowed  head 

Senfc,  /.  -n  scythe 

fcfeen,  tr.  set,  place,  put 

fcufjcn,  intr.  sigh 

Scufjcr,  m.  —  sigh 

Sit^cl,  /.  -n  sickle 

ft(i^cr  firm,  safe 

Stcg,  m.  -e  victory 

Stlbcr,  n.  silver 


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filBcrtt,  silver,  silvery 
ftngcn,  a,  11,  tr.  and  intr.  sing 
finfcu,  a,  u,  itUr.  sink,  descend; 

{of  eyes)  close 
Sinn,  m.  -e  sense,  mind,  spirit, 

thought,  intent 
fmncn,  a,  0,  tr.  and  intr.   think, 

ponder,  meditate 
Sittc,  /.  -n  custom 
<£tb,  m.  -e  seat 
ftfecn,  faf5,  flefeffcn  intr.  sit 
Sflattc,  w.  -n  slave 
[o&alb,  conj.  as  soon  as 
fogar,  adv.  even 
foglctrf)  at  once,  immediately 
Soljlc,  /.  -II  sole;   bottom  of  a 

valley 
(£oI)n,  m.  ^e  son 
Solbat,  m.  -en  soldier 
Sommcr,  m.  —  summer 
Sonne,  /.  -n  sun 
Sonncnregcn,     m.      rain     that 

falls  during    sunshine,  "sun 

shower  " 
(Sonncnfdjcin,  m.  sunshine 
(Sonntog,  m.  -t    Sunday,  Sab- 
bath 
fonft     otherwise;    besides;    — 

ntd)tg  naught  else 
Surge,  /.  -n  care 
forgen,  intr.  care  for,  take  care 

of 
<Bpan,  m.  ^e  chip,  splinter 
f^jonnen,  tr.   stretch,  bend;  baS 

©ejelt  —  pitch  the  tent 
fpfit  late 
(Bpdtboot,  n.  -^c    late  evening 

boat 
SVflten,  m.  —  spade 
£peer,  m.  -c  spear 
Speife,  /.  -n  food 
fpcifen,  tr.  and  intr.  eat;  feast  on 
ftierrcn,  tr.  bar,  block 


fptegein,  tr.  mirror,  reflect 
Sptc(,  n.  -c    play,  game;    mit 

etti)a«  fein   —  tveibcn    make 

sport  of  a  thing 
fpielen,  tr.  and  intr.  play 
SVtelmann,     m.,      pi.      -teute 

minstrel 
fpinncn,  a,  0,  tr.  spin 
Splitter,  m.  —    splinter,  frag- 
ment, shred 
Spurn,   m.  -g,    Sporen    spur; 

etnem  'iPfcrbe  btc  ©poren  geben 

set  spurs  to  a  horse 
Spott,  w.  mockery,  jest 
fpottcn,  intr.  mock,  jeer,  deride 
fprecf)en,  a,  0;  t,   tr.  and  intr. 

speak,  say 
fprengen,  intr.  gallop 
fprie^cn,  6,  6,  intr.  sprout 
fpringen,  a,  u,  intr.  spring,  leap, 

jump ;    {of  sparks)    fly ;    (of  a 

brook)    gush  or  play 
Sprurf),  m.  ^e  verse,  motto 
Sprung,    m.    -^e     leap,    jump, 

bound 
Spur,  /.  -en   trace,  track,  clue 
fpiiren,  tr.  notice,  feel 
fpiiren,  intr.  trace,  track 
Stab,  m.  ^t  staff 
Stabt,  /.  -c  city,  town 
Staffefet,  /.  -en  easel 
Stamm,  m.  ^c  tribe 
ftompfen,  tr.  and  intr.  stamp 
Stonge,  /.  -n  beam,  pole,  stalk 
Stopfe,/.  -n  footstep,  footprint 
ftnrr  rigid,  motionless 
ftarrcn,  iyitr.  stare 
ftattlid)  stately,  splendid 
Staub,  m.  dust 
ftiinben,    intr.     fly    like    dust, 

spray 
Staubgettjanb,  n.  -^er    garb  of 

dust 


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ftaunen,  intr.  marvel,  wonder 
ftedfen,  5,  0;  t,  tr.   sting,  prick; 

stab,  pierce 
ftcdcn,  tr.  stick,  place,  erect 
ftcdcn,  intr.   be,  find  oneself 
(Steg,    m.    -e     path;     narrow 

wooden  bridge 
ftcl^Ctt,  ftanb,  gcftanben  intr.  stand 
ftel^Icn,  a,  0;  Ic,  tr.  steal 
ftcigcn,  ic,  ic,  intr.  rise,  ascend 
ftctl  steep 

(Stein,  m.  -c  stone,  rock 
ftcincrn  (of)  stone 
fterben,  a,  0;  i,  intr.  die 
ftcrftltd^  mortal 
©tern,  m.  -e  star 
ftcritftor  starry  clear 
ftcti?  always 
©tcucr,  n.  —  rudder 
©tcurcr,  m.  —  steersman 
frtll  silent,  still 
©tiHc, /.  silence 
fttHen,  tr.  hush,  assuage 
(Sttmmc,  /.  -n  voice 
<©ttrn(c),  /.  -n  brow,  forehead 
ftbl^nen,  intr.  groan 
ftolj  proud 
©tolj,  m.  pride 
ftiircn,  tr.  disturb 
©toft,  m.  -^e  thrust,  blow 
ftoffcit,    ic,    0;    0,    tr.     thrust, 

push 
©tra^I,  m.,  -8,  -en  beam  or  ray 

(of  light) ;    jet  or  stream  (of 

water) 
ftroftlcn,  intr.  beam,  shine 
ftrontm  sturdy 
©tranb,  m.  -e  strand 
©traftc,  /.  -n  street 
©traftcntrctticn,  n.  bustle  or  stir 

of  life  on  the  streets 
©trau(ft,  m.  -^er  bush 
©troufe,  m.  -^e  bouquet 


ftrcben,  intr.  strive 
ftrcrfcn,  tr.  stretch 
©trcid^,  m.  -c  blow,  stroke 
ftrei^cln,  tr.  caress,  stroke 
ftrci^cn,    t,  !,  tr.  stroke;  intr. 

pass  or  roam  along 
©trcif,  m.-e^  ©treifcn,  m.  -tr\ 

strip 
ftretfcn,  tr.  pass  along,  brush 
©trcit,  m.  -e  battle,  combat 
fttcng  severe,  stern 
ftreucn,  tr.   strew  (bur(|einanber 

helter-skelter) 
©tti(^,  m.  -e   stroke  (as  with  a 

pen  or  brush) 
©ttol^,  n.  straw 
©trom,  m.  ^t  stream,  river 
ftrijmcn,  intr.  stream 
ftro^cn,  intr.    swell,  be  full  to 

bursting 
©tube,  /.  -n  room,  chamber 
©tiirf,  n.  -e  piece,  part 
©tufc,/.  -n  step  {of  a  stairway); 

tier  {of  seats) 
ftufenhJCtfc  by  steps 
ftumm  mute,  silent,  dumb 
©tunbc,  /.  -n  hour 
©turm,  m.  -^c  storm ;  attack 
ftiirmen,  intr.  storm,  rage 
©turmglode,  /.  -n  tocsin 
©turj,  m.  -^e  plunge,  fall 
ftiirscn,  intr.  plunge,  fall 
©tii^c,  /.  -n  support,  prop 
ftu^en,  intr.    start  back,  stop 

short,  startle 
fu^Ctt,  tr.  seek,  look  for 
©ubcn,  m.  south 
ful^ncn,  tr.  atone,  expiate 
©ummc,  /.  -n  sum 
funtmcn,  intr.  hum,  buzz 
©iinbc,  /.  -n  sin 
©iinbcr,  m.  —  sinnec 
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©fringe,  /.  -n  lilac 
©jenc,  /.  -n  scene 

Xaq,  m.  -e  day 

!£aflhjcrt,  w.  -e  daily  labor,  day's 
work 

%ai,  n.  -^er  valley 

2^annc,  /.  -n  evergreen,  pine 

Xan^,  m.  -^e  dance 

tanjen,  intr.  dance 

J^onsplon,  m.  dance  floor; 
(^lan,  m.  glade) 

tapfet  brave 

taften,  intr.  grope,  feel  about 

%ai,  f.  -en  deed 

Stater,  m.  —  doer 

tan,  m.  dew 

tau(^en,  tr.  dip,  plunge,  im- 
merse; intr.  dive 

taufc^cn,  tr.  exchange 

toufc^en,  tr.  deceive 

%t\6),  m.  -e  pond 

teilen,  tr.  share,  apportion 

2^empcl,  m.  —  temple 

tcuer  dear 

%\)taitx,  n.  —  theater 

SJfjron,  m.  -e,  (-en)  throne 

tftronen,  intr.  be  enthroned 

2:i)ronenpittcr,  m.  —  royal 
pomp 

ttcf  deep 

2:icfe,  /.  -n  depth 

%o6)Hk,  f.  -^  daughter 

11^  ob,  m.  -e  death 

Jobc^glut,  /.  -en  deadly  glow 

2;obe:^f  ampf,  m.  ^t  death  strug- 
gle 

J^obc^ritt,  m.  ride  of  death 

ton  mad 

Xon,  m.  -^e  tone 

tonen,  intr.  sound,  resound,  ring 


Xox,  n.  -t  gate,  portal 

tofcn,  intr.  rage,  roar 

tot  dead 

Zotenbaf)te,  f.  -n  bier 

2^otenf(^rein,  m.  -e  shrine  for 
the  dead  {i.  e.,  coffin) 

trobcn,   intr.  trot 

Xtad^t,  f.  -en  garb,  costume 

trogc  idle,  lazy 

tragen,  u,  a;  a,  tr.  carry,  bear 

Xx'A'M,  /.  -n  tear 

traucn,  intr.  {with  dat.)  trust 

2^roucr,  /.  mourning,  sadness 

troucrn,  intr.  mourn 

trouHc^  cozy 

J^roum,  m.  ^e  dream 

troumcn,  tr.  and  intr.  dream 
(ic^  traume  or  mir  triiumt) 

traumcrifc^  dreamy 

2;raumC!gflug,  m.  flight  or  pass- 
ing of  a  dream 

traurig  sad 

traut  dear,  beloved,  sweetly 
familiar 

treffcn,  a,  0;  i,  tr.  strike,  hit 

trcibcn,  ic,  ie,  drive;  carry  on 
{as  a  noun  -  bustle,  stir, 
contending) 

trcnnen,  tr.  separate 

trctcn,  a,  e;  itt,  intr.  step;  in8 
@Ueb  —  step  into  line 

trcu  faithful 

Xxtxxt,  f.  faithfulness,  troth 

trculo^  faithless 

S^rtbunal,  n.  -e  tribunal 

Xxiehf  m.  -e  impulse,  impetus 

trtnfcn,  a,  u,  tr.  and  intr.  drink 

Xxitt,  m.  -e  step 

SrtumpJ),  m.  -e  triumph 

trocfncn,  tr.  and  intr.  dry 

2^rommcI,  /.  -n  drum 

!tropfcn,  m.  —  drop 

Xxo\t,  m.  consolation 


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tto\tloS  disconsolate 
tro^cn,  intr.  (with  dat.)  defy 
tro^tg  defiant,  bold 
triibc  sad,  melancholy 
XXM^,  m.  deception,  delusion 
SCrul^c,  /.  -n  chest,  trunk 
2:riimmcr,  n.  pi.  ruins 
Xxunt,  m.  drink,  potion 
Xxxba,  f.  -4  and  2;uben  tuba 
tun,  a,  a;  tr.  do 
^iir,  /.  -en  door 
XmttviixommtX,  /.   -n    kettle- 
drum 
XvLXxa,  m.  ^t  tower 
tiirmen,  intr.  tower;  tr.  pile  up 

U 

ttben,  tr.  and  rcfl.  practise,  exer- 
cise;  use,  give  play  to,  exert 

iibcrflu^,  m.  abundance,  pro- 
fusion 

iibcrffutcn,  tr.  inundate,  cover 
{as  with  a  flood) 

iificrlaffctt,  ie,  a;  a,  tr.  leave  to 

u6crfcl)aKcil,  tr.  outsound 

ubcrfdjlogen,  u,  a,;  a,  tr.  cover 

iibcrfc^iittcn,  tr.  pour  over, 
cover 

iiierfpiilcn,  tr.  overflood,  inun- 
date 

u6ertt)Cl^cn,  tr.  blow  over 

Ufcr,  n.  —  bank,  shore 

um=brtngcn,  brad)te,  gebrac^t, 
tr.  rob  of  life,  put  to  death 

umfangcn,  i,  a;  a,  tr.  embrace, 
surround,  enclose 

umficcl)tctt,  0,  o;  i,  tr.  entwine, 
encircle  (c/.  flec^ten) 

umfltmmcrn,  tr.  surround  with 
flickering  light 

umfliigctn,  tr.  fly  around,  en- 
circle in  flight 


umgcfictt,  a,  e;  t,  tr.  surround 
um=giittcn,  tr.  gird  or  buckle  on 
uml^oUcn,    tr.     surround    with 

sound 
uml)er=geiftcn,  intr.  move  about 

like  ghosts  or  phantoms 
um^iiUcn,  tr.  enwrap,  envelop 
umfaufcn,  tr.  roar  around;  whiz 

around 
umfonft  in  vain 

Utnttianbein,  tr.  encircle  in  wan- 
dering 
umhJtnbcn,  a,  u,  tr.  wind  about, 

encircle,  entwine 
utnhjogcn,  tr.    flow  around,  en- 
circle {as  waves  do) 
unoufgcfunbcn   unfound,  undis- 
covered 
unbcmcint  unmourned 
unbcJru^t  unconscious 
unrfiriftltd)  unchristian 
uncnblid)  infinite,  endless 
uncrforfd)Ud)  inscrutable 
uncrgriinbct  unfathomed 
uncrgriinblit^  unfathomable 
unerrcidjHd)  unattainable 
unfrettt)tnig  involuntary 
ungebrodicn  unbroken 
ungcbulbig  impatient 
llngcl)cucr,  n.  —  monster 
ungcf)i3rt  unheard 
ungcfc{)en  unseen 
ungcfliim  impetuous 
ungctcilt  undivided 
ungch)cil)t  unhallowed 
ungehjif?  uncertain 
untnwttg  vexed,  angry 
unftdjcr  unsafe,  uncertain 
unftdjtbar  invisible 
untcrbrcdjctt,  a,  o;  t,  tr.  interrupt 
untcr=gcl;en,      ging,      gegatigcn, 
intr.    go  down;    perish;    {of 
the  sun)  set 


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Unterla^,  m.;  occurs  only  in 
o^nc  Unterfafe  incessantly 

untcrfcftcibcn,  ie,  ic,  tr.  distin- 
guish 

unttcrbunbcn  not  bandaged 

unticrriirft  undisturbed,  not 
moved  out  of  place 

unttcrfc()cn^  unexpectedly 

unwcrftctlt  undisguised,  unhid- 
den 

unticrmuftlid)  indestructible 

(DerlBill'ten,  tr.  —  lay  waste, 
devastate) 

un5df)(tg  beyond  number,  num- 
berless 

itppig  luxuriant,  rich 

urolt  very  old,  ancient,  pri- 
meval 

Urne,  /.  -n  urn 

©oter,  m.  -^  father 
SBotcrfonb,  ».  ^er  fatherland 
JBatcrfooI,    m.   -falc    ancestral 

hall 
S?eiftftcn,  «.  —  violet 
ticrbci^cn,    i,    t,    Ir.     suppress, 

stifle 
ticrbergen,  a,  o;  i,  tr.   hide,  con- 
ceal 
tocrbietcn,  o,  o,  tr.  forbid 
t)crt)Icicf)cn,  i,  t,  intr.   fade,  turn 

pale 
ticrbringcn,  Dcrbrac^tc,  tocrbrad^t, 

tr.  spend,  pass 
tocrberbcn,  a,  o;  i,  intr.  perish 
tjcrbicncn,  tr.  deserve,  merit 
bcrbotrcn,  iyitr.  wither,  dry  up 
tierbrongcn,     tr.      push     aside, 

crowd  out,  displace 
ticrbric^en,  o,  6,  tr.  vex,  grieve 
ttcrbunfcin,  tr.  darken 


tjcrcincn,  tr.  unite 

ticrcngcn,  tr.  narrow,  contract, 
compress 

SBcrfaH,  m.  ruin 

ttcrfltcgcn,  o,  o,  intr.  fly  away,' 
vanish 

tierpic^cn,  6,  6,  intr.  flow  ofif  or 
away;  {of  time)  pass  by 

tterfiiljrcn,  tr.  lead  astray,  se- 
duce 

tjcrgc^en,  Merging,  ocrgangen,  intr. 
vanish,  pass  away 

tocrgcffcn,  a,  c;  i,  ir.  forget  {in 
poetry  sometimes  with  gen.) 

tiergteidjcn,  i,  i,  tr.  compare 

Dcrgnitgt  happy,  contented 

ucrgolbcn,  tr.  gild;  ben  grauen 
Jag  —  turn  the  gray  day 
into  gold 

ttcrgijnncn,  tr.  grant,  allow 

ticrftoCcn,  intr.  {of  sound)  van- 
ish, die  away 

tJcrftangt  {of  reins)  slackened; 
tnit  tier^cingtem  SH^^  at  full 
speed 

ticrf;au(f)cn,  tr.  breathe  out,  ex- 
pire 

Bcrl)iilfcn,  tr.    cover,  veil,  hide 

ticrtrrcn,  intr.  and  refl.  go 
astray,  err 

ticrflingcn,  a,  u,  intr.  {of  sound) 
die  away   vanish 

Wcrfiinbcn,  tr.  announce,  make 
known 

ticrlflngcn,  tr.  demand;  irttdb 
Oerlangt  nad)  ettuaS  I  long  for 
something 

Scrtangcn,  n.  desire,  longing 

ticrlaffcn,  ie,  a;  a,  tr.  leave,  for- 
sake 

tiertcrncn  unlearn,  forget 

Jjcrficut     in    love,    enamored, 
lovelorn 


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tocrlicrcn,  o,  o,  tr.  lose 

toertorfcn,  tr.  entice 

t)ttm'di)Un,  tr .  give  in  marriage; 
refl.  marry,  wed  {mit  jemanb) 

*t)ermcincn,  intr.    think,  believe 

toermogen,  bermoc^te,  ttcrntod^t 
{inflected  like  mogen)  tr.  {with 
ju  and  infinitive)  be  able  (to 
do  a  thing) 

tocrncl)mcn,  a,  omm;  imm,  tr.  be- 
come aware  of,  perceive,  hear 

))erdben,  intr.  become  waste  or 
desolate;  tr.  lay  waste  or 
devastate 

toerrotcn,  ic,  a;  a,  tr.  betray 

ttcrroufcf)Clt,  intr.  rush  away, 
hurry    past,    rustle    or    rush 

by 
toerrcifcn,  intr.  go  on  a  journey 
\)ett'6d)tln,  intr.  expire,  breathe 

the  death  rattle 
toerru^t  accursed,  ruthless 
tjcrfogcn,  tr.  refuse 
Derfammcin,  tr.  and  refl.  gather, 

collect 
ticrfd^arrcn,  tr.   bury  (hurriedly 

or  carelessly) 
bcrfdieibcn,    te,    ic,    intr.     pass 

away,  die 
tierfd)Iofcn  drowsy  with  sleep 
bcrfcfilcicrn,  tr.  veil 
bcrfdjHe^cn,  6,  o,  tr.  close  up 
Ucrfd^Iingcn,   a,   u,   tr.    engulf, 

swallow  up 
tierfd)h)ctgen,   te,   ie,   tr.    keep 

secret,  conceal 
toerfdjhJtnbcn,  a,  U,  intr.  disap- 
pear 
tocrfcfiren,   tr.    injure,  damage, 

defile 
bcrfcnfcn,  tr.  sink,  bury 
torrfcbcn,  tr.  reply 
ttcrftegcn,  intr.   run  dry,  dry  up 


tocrftnfcn,  a,  u,  intr.  sink  down 
go  to  the  bottom;  in  Setb 
berfunfen  buried  or  lost  in 
sorrow 

ttcrfo()ncn,  tr.  reconcile;  pro- 
pitiate, appease 

t  erf  paten,  tr.  and  refl.  make 
late,  delay 

bcrfljrcd)cn,  a,  o ;  t,  tr.  prom- 
ise 

tocrfpiircn,  tr.  notice,  feel 

SCerftonbKt!^,  n.  urdtrslanding 

Ucrftanbnt^iiintg  with  deep  un- 
derstanding 

bcrfteint  covered  with  stones 

toerfto^Ien  stealthy,  in  secret 

berftiircn,  tr.  disturb,  upset,  be- 
wilder 

tierftreucn,  tr.   scatter,  disperse 

toerfiummcn,  intr.  grow  mute, 
become  silent 

Ucrfu^en,  tr.  tempt 

Dertrouen,  tr.  entrust;  bertraut 
confiding,  trusting 

bcrttJOtijt   weary  with  waking 

ticrttJaifcn,  intr.  become  an 
orphan;    berrtatft  orphaned 

tierhJCljen,  tr.  {of  the  wind)  blow 
or  drive  away;  intr.  be 
blown  away,  scatter 

bcrttiilbern,  intr.  grow  wild 

WcrhJtrrctt,  tr.  confuse;  p.p., 
bertuorren  confused 

ttcrttJunbctt  astonished 

berscljrcn,  tr.  consume 

btcl  much 

bicHeit^t  perhaps 

SBicrerjug,  m.  ^e  team  of  four 

SBogel,  m.  ^  bird 

tjogelfprodjcfunb  understanding, 
the  language  of  the  birds 

S?oIf,  n.  -^er  people 

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tJoUenbetl,  tr.  complete,  accom- 
plish 

JBoUfommcn^cit,  /.  -en  perfec- 
tion 

fBoUmont>,  m.  -e  full  moon 

ttoran  before,  at  the  head 

tiorbct,  gone,  past,  by 

t)orbci=fIicgcn,  o,  o,  intr.    fly  by 

t)or=fIagen,  tr.  lament  about 

t)or=fommcn,  5,  o,  intr.  seem, 
appear 

ttor^f^Tcrfien,  o,  o;  t,  tr.  pro- 
nounce a  word  before  a  per- 
son; fi^  eth)a«  —  say  a 
thing  to  oneself 

jjoriibcr  past 

toorutier=gcl)cn,  ging,  gegangen, 
intr.  go  past  or  by,  pass 

tiorwart^  ahead,  forward 

Xoa,6)  awake 
niac^en,  intr.  be  awake 
Wacftfcn,  u,  a;  a,  intr.  grow 
hjadifcrn  wax,  waxen 
SDac^ter,    m.    —     watchman, 

guard 
aSodjtgcbcII,  n.  watch  bark  {of 

dogs) 
Xoadtt  brave,  good 
SSSagc,  /.  -n    balance,  pair  of 

scales 
toagen,  tr.  dare,  venture 
SBagen,  m.  — •   wagon,  chariot 
tuii^fen,  tr.  choose,  elect 
Wa^rftaftig  indeed,  in  truth 
SSa^rf)cit,  /.  ^en  truth 
)t)a^rU(^  forsooth,  indeed 
SBalb,  m.  -er  forest 
91Bofbe^no(f)t,  /.  ^e  forest  gloom 
hJaQen,  intr.  wander,   journey; 

wave,  flutter,  undulate 


SBallfo^rt,  /.  -en  pilgrimage 
Maltcn,  intr.  rule,  hold  sway 
tottlsen,  tr.  roll,  refl.  toss 
SBttnb,  /.  -c  waH 
SSJanbel,  m.    journeying,  pass- 
ing by;  change 
toanbcin,  intr.  wander,  journey 
SSonbcrblid,  m.  -e    wandering 

glance     (i.e.,     glance     of     a 

wanderer) 
SBanbcrcr,  m.  —  wanderer 
9Bonbcrgani^,  /.  -^e  wild  goose 
ttjonbcrmiibc  tired  of  wandering 
iTjanbern,  intr.  wander 
SSanberfang,    m.    ^t     song    of 

wandering 
SlBonbcrf(^u^,  m.  -t   wanderer's 

shoe 
aSBonbcri^mann,    m.,    pi.    -Icute 

poet,  for  SBanbcrcr 
SBangc,  /.  -n  cheek 
loanfcn,    intr.     totter,    waver, 

sway 
ttjortn  warm 
SSarmc,  /.  warmth 
hiarmcn,  tr.  warm 
toarnungi^DoC  full  of  warning 
hjortcn,    intr.     wait;     tr.  wait 

upon,  serve 
SBartfrau,  /.  -en   nurse,  female 

attendant 
SBaffcr,  n.  —  water 
SSoffcrbabn,    /.     -en      watery 

track,  expanse  of  water 
Webcn,   0,   o,  tr.  and  intr.    be 

astir,  stir,  move 
hjec^fcln,  intr.  change 
tterfcn,  tr.  awaken 
ttjcg  away 

SBeg,  m.  -e  way,  path,  road 
hJeg^reiften,   x,  !,  tr.   tear  away 
n)C^   woe;  —  bir   woe  to  thee; 

—  tun  pain,  hurt 


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toe^en,  inlr.  blow,  be  wafted 
SBc^mut,  /.    melancholy,  sad- 
ness 
ttjci^rcn,  tr.   ward  off  (eth)o8  botx 

icmanbem);   refl.  defend  one- 
self, resist 
SBeib,  n.  -er  woman;  wife 
ftjcic^  soft 
rtJCtbcn,   intr.    graze;    tr.  drive 

to  pasture;  (fig.)  feast 
SBctl^Cr,  m.  —  pond     [Christmas 
aSct^not^tcn,  pi.  (SScif)nadf)t  /.) 
SBetle,  /.   while,  a  short  space  of 

time;    iiber  eine  fleine  —    a 

httle  while  later 
toetlen,  intr.  staj^  tarry,  linger 
SSctn,  m.  -c  wine 
hJcinen,  intr.  and  tr.  weep 
aiBcifc,  /.  -n  melody,  tune 
ItJetfeit,  te,  ie,  tr.  show,  point  out 
SBcifer,    m.    —     hand    {on    a 

dock) 
2Bciigf)Ctt,  /.  -en  wisdom 
toei^  white 

toext   spacious,  wide;  far  (off) 
ttjcitcr     {comparative    of    lueit) 

farther,  further,  on 
tocU^cr  from  afar 
SSctjcn,  m.  wheat 
totll  withered 
hjclfcn,  intr.  wither,  fade 
SEBcHc,  /.  -n  wave 
SBcUcnfd^Iogcn,      n.       beating, 

surging  or  falling  and  rising 

of  the  waves 
SSctt,  /.  -^n  world 
hjcnbcn,  reg.  or  hjanbte,  g'ertanbt, 

tr.  and  refl.  turn ;  fic^  rtenben 

change 
ttjcrfen,  a,  o;  t,  tr.  throw,  cast 
SBcrt,  m.  -c  value 
SBcfcn,  n.  —    being,  creature; 

nature,  character 


SScttc,  /.  -n  wager 

abetter,  n.  —  weather 

tutd^tig  "weighty,  important 

SBibcr^aH,  m.  echo 

toiebcr  again 

ft)icbcr=fomtncn,  o,  o,  intr.  comj 

again,  return 
h3icbcr=)jflan3cn,  tr.  plant  again, 

replant 
SBtcgc,  /.  -n  cradle 
hJtcgcn,  tr.  and  refl.  rock,  swing 
tvieqen,  o,  o,  tr.  weigh 
SKicgcnlicb,  n.  -er   cradle  song, 

lullaby 
tOlti)Ctn,  intr.  neigh,  whinny 
9Btcfc,  /.  -n  meadow 
SGicfental,  n.  -^er    meadow  {in 

a  valley),  vale 
ttJtIb  wild 
nJtUtg  willing 
ttitHfommcn  welcome 
SSiUfommcn,   m.,  n.    greeting, 

welcome 
tottntneln,  intr.  swarm,  be  alive 

with 
hJtmmcrn,    intr.     cry    in    pain, 

moan,  whine 
SBtmper,  /.  -n  eyelash 
SBtnb,  m.  -c  wind,  breeze 
SSinbe,  /.  -n    morning  glory, 

vine 
ttJtnbfttU  calm,  becalmed 
1t)tnbber)t)e^t    carried  away  by 

the  wind 
iotnfcn,  intr.  beckon 
SSBinter,  m.  —  winter 
SSinjcr,  m.  ■ —    vintager,  gath- 
erer of  grapes 
SSt^jfcI,  m.  —  treetop 
aStrbel,  m.  —  whirl,  eddy 
h)irrcn,  tr.  confuse,  entangle 
SBirt,  m.  -e  host,  landlord 
h)irtli(^  hospitable 


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185 


toifTcn,  luufetc,  gcmufet;  meife,  tr. 
know 

SBiffcn,  n.  knowledge 

tnittcrn,  tr.  scent,  get  the  wind 
of 

SStI?,  m.  -c  wit,  craft,  cunning 

9Boc^c,  /.  -n  week 

SBogc,  /.  -n  wave,  billow 

ttjogen,  inlr.  surge,  wave 

h)o()t  well,  indeed;  perhaps, 
probably 

n)of)(f)efannt  well  known 

tuot)I()cgriinbct  well  founded 

tt)o()(ig  comfortable,  snug  and 
cozy 

2Bo{)Uout,  m.  euphony 

»t)of)ncn,  intr.  dwell,  live 

SBoffc,  /.  -n  cloud 

SSolfcntirud),  m.  ^e  cloud-burst, 
torrential  downpour 

SB}ioffcnf)iinc,  /.  -n  veil  or  cover- 
ing of  clouds 

hjolfcnrcin  cloudless 

hjoffig  cloudy 

SSonnc,  /.  -n  bliss 

hjonniglid)  bHssfuUy 

SSort,  n.  -e  and  -er  word 

hjiif)(cn,  tr.    burrow,  dig  up 

SBunbc,  /.  -n  wound 

SSunber,  n.  —   wonder,  miracle 

tDunbcrbar  wondrous,  wonder- 
ful 

hjunberfc^on  wondrous  fair, 
very  beautiful 

tDunberDoII  wonderful,  won- 
drous 

SBunfd),  m.  ^t  wish 

toiinfcftcn,  tr.  wish 

ttiurjeln,  intr.  take  root,  have 
root,  grow 

aSiiftc,  /.  -n  desert 

SSut,  /.  rage 

toiitcn,  intr.  rage 


3al)f,  /•  -en  number 

5al)(cn,  tr.  count 

3al)rc,  /.  -n  {poet.)  tear 

jart  delicate 

3artlid)fcit,  /.  -en  tender  feel- 
ing, affection 

3(JUlJcr,  m.  charm,  spell 

8ttubcrbunfcl,  n.  magic  dark- 
ness 

5aul)crmad)H9  having  magic 
power 

3aun,  m.  -^c  hedge 

3c(f)cr,'w.  —  drinker,  carouser 

3cI)C,  /  -n  toe 

3ctd)ett   n.  —  sign,  token 

jctgcn,  tr.  show 

3cit,  /.  -en  time,  tide 

3citt)crtrcil),  m.  pastime 

3c(t,  n   -e  tent,  canopy 

3cntnerfd)n)cr  very  heavy,  of 
grievous  weight  (Centner, 
m.  =  hundredweight) 

5crbrcd)cn,  a,  o;  t,  tr.  break 

jcrflic^en,  6,  o,  intr.  melt  flow 
away,  dissolve 

jcrrci^cn,  i,  i,  tr.  tear,  rend 

jcrrinncn,  a,  o,  intr.  melt  away, 
dissolve,  vanish 

5erfd)eIIcn,  tr.  break,  shatter; 
intr.  be  broken  or  shattered 

3cr|d)Iagcn,  u,  a;  ii,  tr.  knock  to 
pieces,  shatter,  batter  to 
pieces 

Scrftampfcn,  tr.  crush  by  stamp- 
ing or  trampling 

jerfticben,  o,  o,  intr.  fly  away, 
vanish 

jcrftBren,  tr.  destroy 

jcrtretcn,  a,  e;  itt,  tr.  crush  un- 
der foot 

5crtt)itf)Icn,  tr.  claw  {cf.  tcil^Icn) 


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VOCABULARY 


jeugen,  intr.  testify,  bear  wit- 
ness 

jeugcn,  ir.  beget 

§tef)en,  o,  o,  tr.  pull,  draw 

5tef)Ctt,  0,  0,  intr.   journey,  pass, 

3ict,  /.  decoration,  grace        [go 

jterU^  dainty,  graceful 

Simmer,  n.  —  room 

3tnfentft,  m.  -en  clarion  player 

jir^JCn,  intr.  chirp 

3tt^cr,  /.  -n  zither 

3ttrone,  /.  -n  lemon 

3ttterf|anb,  /.  -^e  trembling 
hand 

jtttcrtt,  intr.  tremble 

3opf,  m.  -^c  braid 

judctt,  infr.  throb,  quiver 

5U=bcrfcn,  tr.  cover 

5U=foIIcn,  ie,  a;  a,  j«<r.  close 

3U9,  w.  -^e  feature;  passage, 
passing 

3«9Ct,  w.  —  bridle,  reins 

§ugletd^  simultaneous,  at  the 
same  time 

jiinbcn,  tr.  light,  kindle 

{ucitd  back,  backward 


5uriirf=f(^Itt8en,    u,    o;    ft,    tr. 

throw  back,  thrust  back 
jufommcn  together 
3ttfommcn=6rc(^cn,  a,  o;  t,  intr. 

break  down,  collapse 
5ufommcn=ttef)mcn,     a,      omm; 

imm,    tr.    and    refl.    gather 

(fcinc  ^rafte  =  summon,  col- 
lect) 
3ufammcn=f«Ji|cn,  tr.  gather  up, 

collect 
3ufft^,  w.  -^c    addition,  added 

stipulation 
5u=fcnben,    fanbte,    gefanbt,   tr. 

send  towards 
gubor  formerly 
3uh)eilcn  at  times 
3tt)cifc{,  m.  —  doubt 
3>t)ci8,  m.  -e  twig 
5U)Ctgen,   intr.    put  forth  new 

branches,  flourish 
3>t)tegefpra^,   n.  -e    dialogue, 

conversation  between  two 
Stoingen,  a,  u,  tr.  force 
SttJttfd^crit,  /r.  and  intr.   twitter, 

chirp 


INDEX   OF   TITLES   AND   FIRST   LINES 

The  figures  refer  to  the  numbers  of  the  poems 

Slbenbgefiif)! 94 

Slbcnblanbf(f)aft 38 

2lbcnb(ieb loi 

2lbenb>Do(fe 127 

2lm  graucn  Stranb,  am  flraucn  SJJeer 105 

Stm  )t)olfenrcinen  §immel  geljt 118 

Sin  baS  33atcrlanb 99 

2In  feme  Serge  fc^tug  bie  3)onnerfeuIcn 134 

Slpril 109 

2luf  iSIut  uttb  ?eic^en,  ©c^utt  unb  Qualm 133 

Kuf  bem  (£ee 3 

2luf  bem  3;:eic^,  bem  regungSlofen 71 

Sluf  eine  l^oUanbifi^e  ?anbf(^aft 76 

Sluf  eine  ?ampc 87 

2Iuf  gfiigeln  be«  @e|ange8 50 

Slufl'teigt  ber  (2traf)I  unb  fatfenb  giefet 119 

Slugen,  metne  lieben  genfterlein loi 

5luS  ber  ^ugenbjeit 45 

2tu«  ber  ®cf)iif^banf  mac^' i(^  metnen 'iPfilf)! 117 

S3ei  ber  Slbenbfonne  hjanbern 126 

SBemefit  ben  @d)ritt!    58eme^t  ben  ©c^mung 121 

S3ttte 70 

53Ieib  bei  un« !  irir  t)aben  ben  2:anjplan  im  Jal 37 

©ammernb  liegt  ber  ®ommerobenb 55 

®a8  ©loctfein 128 

187 


l88       '  INDEX   OF   TITLES   AND   FIRST   LINES 

S)a8  ®rab  tm  Sufento 66 

3)a§  tft  bcr  ZaQ  bc«  ^errn 22 

SDaS  ift  bte  ®ro[feI,  bie  ba  fd^lagt 109 

!Da8  ^inb 91 

®a«  ®cf)tt)ert 27 

S)a«tote^inb 116 

S)ad  Derlaffenc  SD^agblein 84 

!j)a«  toerfc^Ieterte  S3ilb  ju  ®ai8 19 

J)a8  SBaffer  rauft^t,  baS  SBaffer  [c^moU 13 

5)a«  jevbroc^ene  Siinglein 41 

S)enf'  e8,  0  ©eele 89 

!Der  bu  Don  bem  ^immel  bift S 

jDer  ©IcbtDttlb 72 

!Der  geuerreiter 83 

jDer  gtfc^er 13 

S)er  frol^e  iffianberStnann 33 

Xn  gute  ^amerab 30 

!Der  ^trt  blaft  feinc  SEeifc 38 

!5)er  3(i9er  Slbfd^teb 34 

!Dcr  ^nec^t  bat  crftocben  ben  ebein  ^crrn 28 

3}er  ^onig  in  3;bule 12 

SDer  te^te  S&aum 98 

5)cr  SJJeifter  malt  ein  fkinti  jartcS  33ilb 123 

!Der  giebcl  ftetgt,  e8  fadt  bag  Saub 102 

3)er  offenc  (gcbranf 75 

3)er  'ijjoftuaon 73 

3)er  romifcbe  53runnen 119 

5)er  Job,  ba«  tft  bie  fiible  9?ad^t 57 

Xn  SBirtin  I6d)tertetn 29 

S)e6  ^nabcn  53crglieb ; 21 

5)e8  ajJcnfd^en  ©eele 15 

XeQ  ©angers  i^lud) 32 

Xk  S3anf  be«  Slltcn 129 

IDic  S)rei 74 

!Dtc  bu,  iiber  bie  ©terne  ireg •   •    •  93 

!j)ic  ©rcnabiere 46 


INDEX   OF   TITLES   AND   FIRST   LINES  l8g 

!Dic  ^apeltc 23 

jDie  5?inber  fd^reten  33ittat  l^od^ iic 

3)ic  ilranic^e  bc«  3bi)fu8 18 

!Die  ?erc^en 20 

®tc  linben  ?uftc  finb  crluarfit 25 

!Die  SotoSblume  angfti^t 51 

!j)ie  ?ilftc  raftcn  auf  ber  melten  ."pctbc 77 

5)ie  aJhifif  fommt ;    .    .  130 

®ie  50?utter  lag  im  2;otenfd)rein 91 

®ic  S)lai1)t ." 30 

3)ic  Siaif)e 28 

!Dic^  ift  eiu  .sperbfttag,  \vk  id^  fetnen  faf) 97 

3)ie  ®tabt 105 

'5)rei  9?eiter  nnd)  tierlorner  ®($Iarf)t 74 

!Drobcn  ftel)ct  bie  .fi'apeKe 23 

5)u  btft  tuie  eine  53tume 49 

@tne  grul^nnggnadjt 108 

(gill  guttenbaum  ftel^t  einfam 52 

(^iiigelegte  'Tfuber 124 

(gin  gleiiteS 6 

(gin  3iing(ing,  ben  bcS  SBiffcug  fieifeer  "Durft 19 

(gin  ^iingling  liebt  ciu  SOIabdben 54 

@in  2;annkin  griinet  wo •  89 

eife 37 

(gUfabetl^ Ill 

Srinnerung 8 

@r  ift'g 81 

©rlfonig 14 

(gr  ftef)t  an  ii^rem  '$fuf)t 128 

&  fftdt  ein  Stern  f)erunter 5^ 

@«  f)at  ben  O'hrten  fic^  pm  grcitnb  gcmad^t 116 

S«  ragt  in«  Tlcn  ber  3?unenftein 63 

(g'g  fc^ienen  fo  gotbcn  bie  Sterne 40 

@8  f c^Iug  mein  ."perj,  gefc^minb  ju  ^ferbe 1 

(g«  ftanb  in  atten  geiten  «in  @ci)Io6  fo  i)od)  unb  l^el^r 32 


IQO  INDEX  OF   TITLES   AND   FIRST   LINES 

(g8  toav,  aU  f)att'  ber  ^Immcl 44 

@«  mar  ein  alter  ^onig 61 

(S«  hjar  etn  ^onig  in  Xi)nk 12 

(S6  jiel^en  bte  braufenben  SBetlen 62 

@«  jogen  brei  iSurfc^e  h)of)l  uber  ben  9?f)etn 29 

@tt)tg  iung  ift  nur  bic  ©onnc 125 

grauenl^anb 112 

grtcben 59 

grieblic^  befctmpfen 94 

grufic 42 

gruf)Itng  lafet  fein  bfaueg  53anb 81 

gruf)Iing8bammerung 36 

grii^Iingggluube 25 

griif),  luann  bte  $of)ne  frftl^n 84 

©ebet 88, 93 

©efunben 9 

©elaffen  ftieg  bie  S'Jad^t  an«  ?anb 79 

®efang  ber  ©eifter  liber  ben  9Baff em 15 

©renjen  ber  SD?en[c^f)eit 16 

^arfenfpieler 11 

^eibenroSlein 4 

^erbft 78 

^crbftbilb 97 

$err,  fd^icfe,  h)a8  bu  h)iltt 88 

^eute  fan  ben  meine  ©d^ritte  mein  t)erge6ne«  ^^ugenbtal  ....  125 

^od^  am  ^immel  ftanb  bie  ©onnc 59 

§offnung 7 

3!c^  bin  einmal  in  einem  Xa\  gegangen 129 

3c^  bin  bom  33erg  ber  §trtenfnab' 21 

Q<i)  ging  im  SBalbe 9 

3c|  Iiatte  einft  ein  fd^one«  S3aterlanb' 64 

Q^  !)att'  cinen  ^ameroben 30 


INDEX   OF   TITLES    AND   FIRST    LINES  I9I 

3!c&  mijc^te,  luann  id)  ftcrbc,  luie  bie  lidjten 69 

3c^  fa^  be«  ©ommerS  letjte  9fofe  fteljn 96 

^<i)  \tl)'  fie  nod),  iijx  i8iid}Iein  in  ber  ^anb 107 

^li)  fte^e  in  2Balbe^fd)atten 35 

Q:d)  trat  in  einen  \)dliQ  buftern 72 

Qd)  unb  bu 95 

3:d)  iBanbre  burd)  bie  [title  9Zad)t 43 

3(^  meiB  e^  n)ol^t,  tein  flagenb  SBovt 112 

^A)  iceife  nid)t,  >naS  folt  cS  bebeutcn 48 

Qm  9kbel  ru!)et  nod)  bie  iffiett 80 

3;m  Often  grant's,  ber  9iebel  fallt 42 

^m  ©pcitboot 117 

^m  3Baffer  mogt  bie  ?iUe 67 

3?m  SBeisenfcIb,  in  5?orn  unb  9}?oI)n 131 

^m  ^innner  brinnen  ift'S  fo  fd)>uut 108 

Qn  ben  8itf ten  fd)tt)ellenbe6  ©ebro^nc 120 

3fn  ber  grembe 64 

3ti  ber  griif)e 82 

3n  ber  SfJac^t,  bie  bie  Siiuine  mit  Sliiten  beef t 114 

3n  ber  ftitten  'iprac^t 36 

3n  einem  fii^ten  ®runbe 4^ 

Qn  (Srinnerung 132 

Qn  mein  gar  ju  bunfle'g  ?eben 47 

ilein  ®c^Iaf  noc5  fiifitt  ha^  Slugc  mir 82 

^ennft  bu  ba§  ?anb,  mo  bie  ^itronen  bliil^n 10 

^tingling,  bumbum  unb  tfd)ingbaba 130 

?ebeh)o^I 85 

„?ebemo{)I!"  — ®ufuF)Ieftmd)t 85 

?eife  jief)t  burc^  mein  ®cmut 60 

Sicbtid^  mar  bie  SJJaiennadjt 73 

Sieb  beg  SilrmerS ^7 

Sieberfeeten 1^4 

?ob  beS  grii^tingS 26 

Cucie 10^ 


t^i  tsbtX  OF   tltLES    ANlD   FIRST    LESffiS 

Tlai no 

SD^ailieb 2 

SD?eine  eingelegten  9?uber  triefen 124 

Wdm  SD^uttcr  {)at'«  getooUt in 

SWeiner  9JJutter 135 

SJJein  Sicbcf)cn,  hJir  fafeen  beifatnmcn 53 

9JJein  liebeS  9)?utterlein  toax  tierreift 7S 

9}JeIbc  mir  bic  S'Ja^tgeraufcfie,  2)iufe 115 

SD^ignon 10 

SFJitternacfit,  bie  ©iirtcn  laufc^en 138 

5Konbnod^t 44 

SWorgenlicb 24 

SJJiibe  fc^leid^en  !)ier  bie  SBad^e 76 

S^Jac^  einem  S^icberlanbcr 123 

3la<^  %tanfxd<i)  jogen  jtrei  ©renabier' 46 

9Jad^tgeful^I 92 

S^iac^tgeraufc^e 115 

SSladjt  ift  h)te  ein  ftilleS  932eer 39 

9iad^tlic^  am  SSufento  lifpeln 66 

S^Jac^tlieb 90 

^am 35/43 

^Zeuialirgglodfen 120 

'jSli6)t  ein  glligelfcfilag  ging  burcf)  bie  SBelt 100 

5^oc^  al)nt  man  faum  bcr  ©onne  ?i(I}t 24 

Silod)  untoerriidt,  0  fd^one  ?anipe 87 

9fJorntannen{)eriog  SBiltjelm  fprad)  einmal 31 

yiun  ift  eS  ftiti  unt  ^of  unb  ®c^euer 104 

Dftoberlieb 102 

O  ntein  -gieimatlanb !    O  mein  S3aterlanb 99 

Queltenbe,  fc^nsellenbc  5yiad^t 90 

Stcquiem 126 

5Rinfl8  ein  SBcrftuntttien 78 


INDEX  OP  TrrLES   AND  FIRST   LINES  I93 

©aatengrtin,  S3eilc^enbuft 26 

©iierfprucf) 121 

<Sag,  mo  ift  bein  fci^oncS  ?tebd^en 58 

®af)  ein  ^nab'  ein  3Jo6lein  fte^n 4 

©c^aferg  ©onntagSlieb 22 

©d^aff,  ba«  ^iagmerf  meiner  ^iinbe 7 

©d^UfUeb   . 71 

©c^Iie^c  mir  bie  Stugcn  betbe 113 

©d^nittertieb 122 

©d^onc  ^utiitage 138 

®i^6n=!Ko^traut 86 

©ef)et  i^r  am  geitft^vlein 83 

®e{)nfud;t 40 

©eptembermorjen 80 

©ommerbilb 96 

©ommermittag 104 

©ommernad^t 134 

©0  fti((e  rubt  tm  §afen 127 

©0  iBie  bie  ©onne  untergebt 98 

©timme  beS  9{egenS 77 

Jaillefer 31 

Job  in  Sbren 131 

iiber  aflcn  ©ipfetn 6 

tlber  bie  $eibe io6 

iiber  bie  §eibe  battet  mein  ©cbritt 106 

Um  9}?ittema(bt 79 

Unb  frifcbe  9tabrung,  neueS  33tut 3 

SSierequg 137 

SSom  ^imtnet  in  bie  ttefften  ^Ilifte 103 

S3or  ber  (Srntc 118 

SSor  ber  3;ilre  fcbtaft  ber  53aum 136 

55omc  Pier  nidfenbe  'iPferbefopfe 137 


194  INDEX   OF  TITLES    AND   FIRST    LINES 

aSanbrerS  9iac^tlieb 5 

SSei{)na(f)t'gIieb 103 

SBeir  auf  mir,  bu  buntleS  Sluge 70 

S&dd)  ein  ©c^mirren,  mid)  ein  glug 20 

aSetn  ®ott  mitl  recite  @unft  crmeifen 33 

SBcnn  ber  uralte 16 

9Benn  ic^  mic^  abenb«  entfletbe 92 

aSer  f)at  bid^,  bu  fc^oncr  SSalb 34 

9Ber  nic  fein  a3rot  mit  jCranen  q6 11 

SBer  rcitet  fo  fpiit  buri^  9]ac^t  unb  iffiinb 14 

SBer  iDcig  hjo 133 

SBiegenlieb 136 

aBie  {)eiBt  ^onig  Stingangg  Soc^terlcin 86 

aSie  f)errlic^  leuc^tet 2 

3Bte  oft  [al^  ic^  bie  blaffen  ^anbe  nii'^en 135 

9Bie  rafft'  ii)  mic^  auf  in  bev  dUi)t 68 

aSilbc  9tofcn  iiberfc^Iugen 132 

aSttlfotnmen  unb  2tbf($ieb i 

SBUtft  bu  tmmer  meiter  fc^lDcifen 8 

SBinternac^t 100 

2Bir  fc^mtten  bie  ©aaten,  trir  a3uben  unb  !S)inten 122 

SBtr  triiumten  oon  emanber 95 

9Bo? 65 

3Bo  rtirb  einft  be3  SBanbermiiben 65 

^um  ^ampf  ber  SBagen  unb  ©efange iS 

3um  ®e!^en  geboren 17 

3ur  ©c^miebe  ging  ein  junaer  $elb 27 


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